diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd298edb..16dd566f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ### New features
 None
 ### Bug fixes
-None
+- Remove redundant path check on backup restore ([Merge Request](https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4/-/merge_requests/390))
 ### Tweaks
 None
 ### Lang
diff --git a/app/classes/shared/main_controller.py b/app/classes/shared/main_controller.py
index ffe8ee0c..692ca79d 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/main_controller.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/main_controller.py
@@ -783,26 +783,21 @@ class Controller:
 
     def rename_backup_dir(self, old_server_id, new_server_id, new_uuid):
         server_data = self.servers.get_server_data_by_id(old_server_id)
+        server_obj = self.servers.get_server_obj(new_server_id)
         old_bu_path = server_data["backup_path"]
         ServerPermsController.backup_role_swap(old_server_id, new_server_id)
-        if not Helpers.is_os_windows():
-            backup_path = Helpers.validate_traversal(
-                self.helper.backup_path, old_bu_path
-            )
-        if Helpers.is_os_windows():
-            backup_path = Helpers.validate_traversal(
-                Helpers.wtol_path(self.helper.backup_path),
-                Helpers.wtol_path(old_bu_path),
-            )
-            backup_path = Helpers.wtol_path(str(backup_path))
-            backup_path.replace(" ", "^ ")
-            backup_path = Path(backup_path)
+        backup_path = old_bu_path
+        backup_path = Path(backup_path)
         backup_path_components = list(backup_path.parts)
         backup_path_components[-1] = new_uuid
         new_bu_path = pathlib.PurePath(os.path.join(*backup_path_components))
-        if os.path.isdir(new_bu_path):
-            if Helpers.validate_traversal(self.helper.backup_path, new_bu_path):
-                os.rmdir(new_bu_path)
+        server_obj.backup_path = new_bu_path
+        default_backup_dir = os.path.join(self.helper.backup_path, new_uuid)
+        try:
+            os.rmdir(default_backup_dir)
+        except:
+            logger.error("Could not delete default backup dir")
+        self.servers.update_server(server_obj)
         backup_path.rename(new_bu_path)
 
     def register_server(