diff --git a/plugins/ps/subcommands/restore b/plugins/ps/subcommands/restore
index 25face8bf..0264d7ec4 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/subcommands/restore
+++ b/plugins/ps/subcommands/restore
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ ps_restore_cmd() {
   local APP="$2"
 
   if [[ -n "$APP" ]]; then
+    if ! (is_deployed "$APP"); then
+      dokku_log_warn "App $APP has not been deployed"
+      return
+    fi
+
     DOKKU_APP_RESTORE="$(config_get "$APP" DOKKU_APP_RESTORE || true)"
     if [[ $DOKKU_APP_RESTORE != 0 ]]; then
       ps_start "$APP" || dokku_log_warn "dokku ps:restore ${APP} failed"
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ ps_restore_all() {
   for app in $(dokku_apps); do
     local DOKKU_APP_RESTORE=$(config_get "$app" DOKKU_APP_RESTORE || true)
     if [[ $DOKKU_APP_RESTORE != 0 ]]; then
-      echo "Restoring app $app ..."
+      dokku_log_verbose "Restoring app $app ..."
       if ps_start "$app"; then
         continue
       fi