diff --git a/utility/restore.php b/utility/restore.php
index 100abec1d202621dca8967af7b40a52e46e98e15..007bd2251154ae315afd2b48559b5d3629c95d50 100644
--- a/utility/restore.php
+++ b/utility/restore.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if($operation == 'import') {
 			$datafile = getgpc('datafile_server', 'G');
 		}
 		$datafile = urldecode($datafile);
-		if(@$fp = fopen($datafile, 'rb')) {
+		if(file_exists($datafile) && @$fp = fopen($datafile, 'rb')) {
 			$confirm = trim(getgpc('confirm', 'G'));
 			$confirm = $confirm ? 1 : 0;
 			$sqldump = fgets($fp, 256);