diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-check b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-check
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..91e7bfb51
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+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/backup-check
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+VERSION="$1"
+IMPORT_DIR="$2"
+TARGET_DIR="$3"
+APPS="$(< $4 )"
+
+ret=0
+
+for app in $APPS; do
+  if [[ -d $TARGET_DIR/$app ]]; then
+    ret=1
+    echo "Trying to import application $app which already exists." 2>&1
+  fi
+done
+
+exit $ret
+