diff --git a/backend/src/bin/embassy-init.rs b/backend/src/bin/embassy-init.rs
index c7dfac7cc..840de505a 100644
--- a/backend/src/bin/embassy-init.rs
+++ b/backend/src/bin/embassy-init.rs
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ async fn setup_or_init(cfg_path: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         .with_kind(embassy::ErrorKind::Network)?;
     } else {
         let cfg = RpcContextConfig::load(cfg_path).await?;
-        embassy::disk::main::import(
-            tokio::fs::read_to_string("/embassy-os/disk.guid") // unique identifier for volume group - keeps track of the disk that goes with your embassy
-                .await?
-                .trim(),
+        let guid_string = tokio::fs::read_to_string("/embassy-os/disk.guid") // unique identifier for volume group - keeps track of the disk that goes with your embassy
+            .await?;
+        let guid = guid_string.trim();
+        let reboot = embassy::disk::main::import(
+            guid,
             cfg.datadir(),
             if tokio::fs::metadata(REPAIR_DISK_PATH).await.is_ok() {
                 RepairStrategy::Aggressive
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ async fn setup_or_init(cfg_path: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
                 .await
                 .with_ctx(|_| (embassy::ErrorKind::Filesystem, REPAIR_DISK_PATH))?;
         }
+        if reboot.0 {
+            embassy::disk::main::export(guid, cfg.datadir()).await?;
+            Command::new("reboot")
+                .invoke(embassy::ErrorKind::Unknown)
+                .await?;
+        }
         tracing::info!("Loaded Disk");
         embassy::init::init(&cfg, &get_product_key().await?).await?;
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/disk/fsck.rs b/backend/src/disk/fsck.rs
index 024adcb3a..0e2f8e0a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/disk/fsck.rs
+++ b/backend/src/disk/fsck.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
+use futures::future::BoxFuture;
+use futures::FutureExt;
 use tokio::process::Command;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::{Error, ResultExt};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[must_use]
 pub struct RequiresReboot(pub bool);
 impl std::ops::BitOrAssign for RequiresReboot {
     fn bitor_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
@@ -39,21 +42,38 @@ pub async fn e2fsck_preen(
     e2fsck_runner(Command::new("e2fsck").arg("-p"), logicalname).await
 }
 
+fn backup_existing_undo_file<'a>(path: &'a Path) -> BoxFuture<'a, Result<(), Error>> {
+    async move {
+        if tokio::fs::metadata(path).await.is_ok() {
+            let bak = path.with_extension(format!(
+                "{}.bak",
+                path.extension()
+                    .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+            ));
+            backup_existing_undo_file(&bak).await?;
+            tokio::fs::rename(path, &bak).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    .boxed()
+}
+
 #[instrument]
 pub async fn e2fsck_aggressive(
     logicalname: impl AsRef<Path> + std::fmt::Debug,
 ) -> Result<RequiresReboot, Error> {
+    let undo_path = Path::new("/embassy-os")
+        .join(
+            logicalname
+                .as_ref()
+                .file_name()
+                .unwrap_or(OsStr::new("unknown")),
+        )
+        .with_extension("e2undo");
+    backup_existing_undo_file(&undo_path).await?;
     e2fsck_runner(
-        Command::new("e2fsck").arg("-y").arg("-z").arg(
-            Path::new("/embassy-os")
-                .join(
-                    logicalname
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .file_name()
-                        .unwrap_or(OsStr::new("unknown")),
-                )
-                .with_extension("e2undo"),
-        ),
+        Command::new("e2fsck").arg("-y").arg("-z").arg(undo_path),
         logicalname,
     )
     .await
diff --git a/backend/src/disk/main.rs b/backend/src/disk/main.rs
index 65fe18e02..694e12305 100644
--- a/backend/src/disk/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/disk/main.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ pub async fn import<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     datadir: P,
     repair: RepairStrategy,
     password: &str,
-) -> Result<(), Error> {
+) -> Result<RequiresReboot, Error> {
     let scan = pvscan().await?;
     if scan
         .values()
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ pub async fn import<P: AsRef<Path>>(
         .arg(guid)
         .invoke(crate::ErrorKind::DiskManagement)
         .await?;
-    mount_all_fs(guid, datadir, repair, password).await?;
-    Ok(())
+    mount_all_fs(guid, datadir, repair, password).await
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip(datadir, password))]