diff --git a/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js b/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js
--- a/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js
+++ b/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@
           restoreBackupState.payload.step,
         );
         startStepIndex = completedStepIndex + 1;
-      } else if (restoreBackupState.status === 'user_data_restore_started') {
+      } else if (
+        restoreBackupState.status === 'user_data_restore_started' ||
+        restoreBackupState.status === 'user_data_restore_failed'
+      ) {
         startStepIndex = stepOrder.indexOf(restoreBackupState.payload.step);
       } else {
         // for any other state, start from scratch
diff --git a/lib/reducers/backup-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/backup-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/backup-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/backup-reducer.js
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@
       currentStepIndex === lastCompletedStepIndex + 1,
       `Invalid step order: trying to start '${step}' but last completed step was '${store.payload.step}'`,
     );
-  } else if (store.status === 'user_data_restore_started') {
+  } else if (
+    store.status === 'user_data_restore_started' ||
+    store.status === 'user_data_restore_failed'
+  ) {
     invariant(
       currentStepIndex === stepOrder.indexOf(store.payload.step),
       `Invalid step: trying to restart '${step}' but current step is '${store.payload.step}'`,