diff --git a/playbooks/rear_restore.yml b/playbooks/rear_restore.yml
index 5d883c6..0e03e53 100644
--- a/playbooks/rear_restore.yml
+++ b/playbooks/rear_restore.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,35 @@
   # Won't we need to regenerate the local.cfg?
   # Could we save the archive to etc-rear-{{ workflow }}.tar.gz and restore from that?
   tasks:
-    - name: Import rear_vars role
-      ansible.builtin.import_role:
-        name: rhc.rear.rear_vars
+    - name: Check if configuration backup exists
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "/root/etc-rear-backup-{{ rear_backup_workflow }}.tar.gz"
+      register: rear_config_backup_stat
 
-    - name: Configure ReaR local.conf file
-      ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: rhc.rear.rear_local_cfg
+    - name: Create tmpdir and extract archive
+      when:
+        - rear_config_backup_stat['stat']['exists'] | bool
+      block:
+        - name: Create tmpdir
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: /tmp/unarchive
+            state: directory
+            mode: "0755"
 
-    - name: Perform ReaR restore
-      ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: rhc.rear.rear_restore
+        - name: Extract archive contents
+          ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+            remote_src: true
+            src: "/root/etc-rear-backup-{{ rear_backup_workflow }}.tar.gz"
+            dest: /tmp/unarchive
+
+    # - name: Import rear_vars role
+    #   ansible.builtin.import_role:
+    #     name: rhc.rear.rear_vars
+
+    # - name: Configure ReaR local.conf file
+    #   ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    #     name: rhc.rear.rear_local_cfg
+
+    # - name: Perform ReaR restore
+    #   ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    #     name: rhc.rear.rear_restore
diff --git a/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
index 1dd0bea..398bb59 100644
--- a/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 - name: Create backup of ReaR configuration files
   community.general.archive:
     path: /etc/rear
-    dest: /root/etc-rear-backup.tar.gz
+    dest: /root/etc-rear-backup-{{ rear_backup_workflow }}.tar.gz
     format: gz
     force_archive: true
     mode: "0600"