diff --git a/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp b/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp
index e86c007d07..ecbe8b58d8 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void AssetsBackupHandler::recoverBackup(const QString& backupName, QuaZip& zip)
         qCWarning(asset_backup) << "Current asset mappings that might be stale.";
     }
 
-    const auto it = find_if(begin(_backups), end(_backups), [&](const AssetServerBackup& backup) {
+    auto it = find_if(begin(_backups), end(_backups), [&](const AssetServerBackup& backup) {
         return backup.name == backupName;
     });
     if (it == end(_backups)) {
@@ -306,6 +306,17 @@ void AssetsBackupHandler::recoverBackup(const QString& backupName, QuaZip& zip)
                 writeAssetFile(asset, zipFile.readAll());
             }
         }
+
+        // iterator is end() and has been invalidated in the `loadBackup` call
+        // grab the new iterator
+        it = find_if(begin(_backups), end(_backups), [&](const AssetServerBackup& backup) {
+            return backup.name == backupName;
+        });
+
+        if (it == end(_backups)) {
+            qCCritical(asset_backup) << "Failed to recover backup:" << backupName;
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     const auto& newMappings = it->mappings;