diff --git a/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliWorkspaces.php b/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliWorkspaces.php
index 2befbe9ab..3533d399e 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliWorkspaces.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliWorkspaces.php
@@ -415,10 +415,7 @@ function run_workspace_backup($args, $opts) {
 function run_workspace_restore($args, $opts) {
   $filename = $args[0];
 
-  if(!file_exists(PATH_DATA . 'upgrade')) {
-      print_r(PATH_DATA . 'upgrade');
-      G::verifyPath(PATH_DATA . 'upgrade', true);
-  }
+  G::verifyPath(PATH_DATA . 'upgrade', true);
 
   if (strpos($filename, "/") === false && strpos($filename, '\\') === false) {
     $filename = PATH_DATA . "backups/$filename";