diff --git a/bookstack-helm/templates/backupscript.yaml b/bookstack-helm/templates/backupscript.yaml
index 8755a61..c216e65 100644
--- a/bookstack-helm/templates/backupscript.yaml
+++ b/bookstack-helm/templates/backupscript.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ data:
   restore.sh: |
     echo "Checking if restore is needed"
     echo "Restore file is: $RESTORE_S3_URL"
-    if [ ! -n "$RESTORE_S3_URL" ]; then
+    if [ ! -n "$RESTORE_S3_URL" ] && [ "$RESTORE_S3_URL" != "skip" ]; then
       echo "Restoring from $RESTORE_S3_URL"
       apk add aws-cli
       aws s3 cp "$RESTORE_S3_URL" /tmp/restore.tgz
diff --git a/bookstack-helm/values.yaml b/bookstack-helm/values.yaml
index 4e83f97..50881ba 100644
--- a/bookstack-helm/values.yaml
+++ b/bookstack-helm/values.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ bookstack:
   image_pvc_size: 5Gi
   backup:
     cron_schedule: "33 3 * * *"
+  aws:
+    restore_s3_url: "skip"
 
 image:
   repository: lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack