diff --git a/backend/appsettings/src/backup.py b/backend/appsettings/src/backup.py
index a69da037..702acd99 100644
--- a/backend/appsettings/src/backup.py
+++ b/backend/appsettings/src/backup.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Functionality:
 
 import json
 import os
+import re
 import zipfile
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -101,8 +102,7 @@ class ElasticBackup:
 
     def post_bulk_restore(self, file_name):
         """send bulk to es"""
-        file_path = os.path.join(self.CACHE_DIR, file_name)
-        with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        with open(file_name, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             data = f.read()
 
         if not data.strip():
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class BackupCallback:
 
         for document in self.source:
             document_id = document["_id"]
-            es_index = document["_index"]
+            es_index = re.sub(r"_v\d+$", "", document["_index"])  # remove _v
             action = {"index": {"_index": es_index, "_id": document_id}}
             source = document["_source"]
             bulk_list.append(json.dumps(action))
diff --git a/backend/appsettings/src/index_setup.py b/backend/appsettings/src/index_setup.py
index a8ad5e02..e39ab9e2 100644
--- a/backend/appsettings/src/index_setup.py
+++ b/backend/appsettings/src/index_setup.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class ElasticIndex:
         """check if index already exists and return mapping if it does"""
         response, status_code = ElasticWrap(self.index_namespace).get()
         exists = status_code == 200
+        if not exists:
+            return False, False
 
         index_key = f"{self.index_namespace}"
         current_version = self.get_current_version()
@@ -357,6 +359,9 @@ class ElasticIndexWrap:
             index_name, _, _ = self._config_split(index)
             print(f"[ta_{index_name}] reset elastic index")
             handler = ElasticIndex(index_name)
+            if not handler.exists:
+                continue
+
             current_version = handler.get_current_version()
             handler.delete_index(by_version=current_version)