diff --git a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
index 506420b4..6781600f 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
@@ -160,12 +160,24 @@ function backup() {
 }
 
 function restore() {
-  for bin in docker docker-compose; do
+  for bin in docker; do
   if [[ -z $(which ${bin}) ]]; then
     >&2 echo -e "\e[31mCannot find ${bin} in local PATH, exiting...\e[0m"
     exit 1
   fi
-  done  
+  done
+
+  if [ "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}" == "native" ]; then
+  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"
+
+  elif [ "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}" == "standalone" ]; then
+    COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker-compose"
+  
+  else
+    echo -e "\e[31mCan not read DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION variable from mailcow.conf! Is your mailcow up to date? Exiting...\e[0m"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
   echo
   echo "Stopping watchdog-mailcow..."
   docker stop $(docker ps -qf name=watchdog-mailcow)
@@ -244,7 +256,7 @@ function restore() {
           continue
         else
           echo "Stopping mailcow..."
-          docker-compose -f ${COMPOSE_FILE} --env-file ${ENV_FILE} down
+          ${COMPOSE_COMMAND} -f ${COMPOSE_FILE} --env-file ${ENV_FILE} down
         fi
         #docker stop $(docker ps -qf name=mysql-mailcow)
         if [[ -d "${RESTORE_LOCATION}/mysql" ]]; then
@@ -282,7 +294,7 @@ function restore() {
         sed -i --follow-symlinks "/DBROOT/c\DBROOT=${DBROOT}" ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../mailcow.conf
         source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../mailcow.conf
         echo "Starting mailcow..."
-        docker-compose -f ${COMPOSE_FILE} --env-file ${ENV_FILE} up -d
+        ${COMPOSE_COMMAND} -f ${COMPOSE_FILE} --env-file ${ENV_FILE} up -d
         #docker start $(docker ps -aqf name=mysql-mailcow)
       fi
       ;;
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 812d8d11..4f4cb354 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -646,16 +646,16 @@ else
    fi
 fi
 
-# echo -e "\e[32mChecking for newer update script...\e[0m"
-# SHA1_1=$(sha1sum update.sh)
-# git fetch origin #${BRANCH}
-# git checkout origin/${BRANCH} update.sh
-# SHA1_2=$(sha1sum update.sh)
-# if [[ ${SHA1_1} != ${SHA1_2} ]]; then
-#   echo "update.sh changed, please run this script again, exiting."
-#   chmod +x update.sh
-#   exit 2
-# fi
+echo -e "\e[32mChecking for newer update script...\e[0m"
+SHA1_1=$(sha1sum update.sh)
+git fetch origin #${BRANCH}
+git checkout origin/${BRANCH} update.sh
+SHA1_2=$(sha1sum update.sh)
+if [[ ${SHA1_1} != ${SHA1_2} ]]; then
+  echo "update.sh changed, please run this script again, exiting."
+  chmod +x update.sh
+  exit 2
+fi
 
 if [ ! $FORCE ]; then
   read -r -p "Are you sure you want to update mailcow: dockerized? All containers will be stopped. [y/N] " response