diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index fd902050913384780834d15cceb861f1e5dfff72..18c559ecc1761eaf5d482b51ebc847da4ef969ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ v 7.6.0
   - Fork repository to groups
   - New rugged version
   - Add CRON=1 backup setting for quiet backups
-  -
+  - Fix failing wiki restore
   -
   - Add optional Sidekiq MemoryKiller middleware (enabled via SIDEKIQ_MAX_RSS env variable)
   -
diff --git a/lib/backup/repository.rb b/lib/backup/repository.rb
index f39fba23cf58014b17b8b314e2e0690186901f32..6b04b23cf4691c2b1a2be4a80fbf449248aabd49 100644
--- a/lib/backup/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/backup/repository.rb
@@ -79,16 +79,20 @@ module Backup
 
         wiki = ProjectWiki.new(project)
 
+        $progress.print " * #{wiki.path_with_namespace} ... "
+
         if File.exists?(path_to_bundle(wiki))
-          $progress.print " * #{wiki.path_with_namespace} ... "
           cmd = %W(git clone --bare #{path_to_bundle(wiki)} #{path_to_repo(wiki)})
-          if system(*cmd, silent)
-            $progress.puts " [DONE]".green
-          else
-            puts " [FAILED]".red
-            puts "failed: #{cmd.join(' ')}"
-            abort 'Restore failed'
-          end
+        else
+          cmd = %W(git init --bare #{path_to_repo(wiki)})
+        end
+
+        if system(*cmd, silent)
+          $progress.puts " [DONE]".green
+        else
+          puts " [FAILED]".red
+          puts "failed: #{cmd.join(' ')}"
+          abort 'Restore failed'
         end
       end