diff --git a/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.h b/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.h
--- a/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.h
+++ b/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
   void removeBackupItem(std::shared_ptr<BackupItem> item);
 
   void putLogItem(const LogItem &item);
+  std::shared_ptr<LogItem>
+  findLogItem(const std::string &backupID, const std::string &logID);
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<LogItem>>
   findLogItemsForBackup(const std::string &backupID);
   void removeLogItem(std::shared_ptr<LogItem> item);
diff --git a/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.cpp b/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.cpp
--- a/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/src/DatabaseManager.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <aws/dynamodb/model/DeleteItemRequest.h>
 #include <aws/dynamodb/model/QueryRequest.h>
 #include <aws/dynamodb/model/ScanRequest.h>
+#include <aws/dynamodb/model/UpdateItemRequest.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -121,6 +122,18 @@
   this->innerPutItem(std::make_shared<LogItem>(item), request);
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<LogItem> DatabaseManager::findLogItem(
+    const std::string &backupID,
+    const std::string &logID) {
+  Aws::DynamoDB::Model::GetItemRequest request;
+  request.AddKey(
+      LogItem::FIELD_BACKUP_ID, Aws::DynamoDB::Model::AttributeValue(backupID));
+  request.AddKey(
+      LogItem::FIELD_LOG_ID, Aws::DynamoDB::Model::AttributeValue(logID));
+
+  return std::move(this->innerFindItem<LogItem>(request));
+}
+
 std::vector<std::shared_ptr<LogItem>>
 DatabaseManager::findLogItemsForBackup(const std::string &backupID) {
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<database::LogItem>> result;