diff --git a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
index 705bc99c..035120e1 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
+if [[ -z ${THREADS} ]]; then
+  read -ep "How many threads do you want to use? (Default $(echo "CPU threads: $(grep -c processor /proc/cpuinfo)" | grep -E -o "[0-9]+")):" THREADS
+  THREADS=${THREADS:-$(echo "CPU threads: $(grep -c processor /proc/cpuinfo)" | grep -E -o "[0-9]+")}
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "${THREADS}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] ; then
+  echo "Thread input is not a number!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 BACKUP_LOCATION=$(echo ${BACKUP_LOCATION} | sed 's#/$##')
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 COMPOSE_FILE=${SCRIPT_DIR}/../docker-compose.yml