diff --git a/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.html b/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.html
index 21f208b0b..4f37a975c 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.html
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
       <ion-item *ngIf="$error$ | async as e" lines="none" style="--background: var(--ion-background-color);">
         <ion-label style="font-size: small" color="danger" class="ion-text-wrap">{{e}}</ion-label>
       </ion-item>
-      <ion-item lines="none" style="--background: var(--ion-background-color)">
-        <ion-label class="ion-text-wrap" color="medium" style="font-size: small">Eject drive when backup complete?</ion-label>
-        <ion-checkbox color="primary" checked slot="end" [(ngModel)]="eject"></ion-checkbox>
-      </ion-item>
     </div>
     <div style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; align-items: center;">
       <ion-button fill="clear" color="medium" (click)="cancel()">
diff --git a/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.ts b/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.ts
index c33aee68c..b61a0c8b8 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/components/app-backup-confirmation/app-backup-confirmation.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
-import { IonicSafeString, ModalController } from '@ionic/angular'
+import { ModalController } from '@ionic/angular'
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs'
 import { AppInstalledFull } from 'src/app/models/app-types'
 import { DiskPartition } from 'src/app/models/server-model'
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export class AppBackupConfirmationComponent implements OnInit {
   unmasked = false
   password: string
   $error$: BehaviorSubject<string> = new BehaviorSubject('')
+
+  // pass this through the modalCtrl once ejecting disks is an option in the UI.
   eject = true
   message: string
 
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ export class AppBackupConfirmationComponent implements OnInit {
     this.unmasked = !this.unmasked
   }
 
-  cancel() {
+  cancel () {
     this.modalCtrl.dismiss({ cancel: true })
   }
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ export class AppBackupConfirmationComponent implements OnInit {
       this.$error$.next('Password must be at least 12 characters in length.')
       return
     }
-    const { password, eject } = this
-    this.modalCtrl.dismiss({ password, eject })
+    const { password } = this
+    this.modalCtrl.dismiss({ password })
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.html b/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.html
index 804f37377..b46b17fc7 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <ion-spinner *ngIf="loading" class="center" name="lines" color="warning"></ion-spinner>
 
   <ng-container *ngIf="!loading">
-    <ion-item *ngIf="app.restoreAlert as restore" class="notifier-item" style="box-shadow: 0 0 5px 1px var(--ion-color-danger); margin-bottom: 40px">
+    <ion-item *ngIf="type === 'restore' && app.restoreAlert as restore" class="notifier-item" style="box-shadow: 0 0 5px 1px var(--ion-color-danger); margin-bottom: 40px">
       <ion-label class="ion-text-wrap">
         <h2 style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 3px;">
           <ion-icon style="margin-right: 5px;" slot="start" color="danger" slot="start" name="warning-outline"></ion-icon>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.ts b/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.ts
index 2499f83f8..2a5b4df91 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/modals/app-backup/app-backup.page.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core'
-import { ModalController, AlertController, LoadingController, IonicSafeString, ToastController } from '@ionic/angular'
+import { ModalController, AlertController, LoadingController, ToastController } from '@ionic/angular'
 import { AppModel, AppStatus } from 'src/app/models/app-model'
 import { AppInstalledFull } from 'src/app/models/app-types'
 import { ApiService } from 'src/app/services/api/api.service'
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ export class AppBackupPage {
     m.onWillDismiss().then(res => {
       const data = res.data
       if (data.cancel) return
-      return this.create(disk, partition, data.password, data.eject)
+      // we hard code the 'eject' last argument to be false, until ejection is an option in the UI.
+      return this.create(disk, partition, data.password, false)
     })
 
     return await m.present()