diff --git a/deploy/deploy-stg.sh b/deploy/deploy-stg.sh
index 81017180..faba1563 100755
--- a/deploy/deploy-stg.sh
+++ b/deploy/deploy-stg.sh
@@ -73,19 +73,35 @@ ENVEOF
   # Check containers
   docker compose -f docker-compose.stg.yml ps
 
+  echo "Creating restore script for database from backups..."
+  # Create restore script for database from backups
+  cat > /home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+LATEST_BACKUP=$(ls -t /backups/backup_*.sql.gz | head -n1)
+echo "Restoring database from latest backup: $LATEST_BACKUP"
+if [ -f "$LATEST_BACKUP" ]; then
+  gunzip < "$LATEST_BACKUP" | mariadb -h 127.0.0.1 -u cmc -p"xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au" cmc
+  echo "Database restore complete."
+else
+  echo "No backup file found in /backups. Skipping database restore."
+fi
+EOF
+  chmod +x /home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh
+
   echo "Creating sync script for staging directories..."
   # Create sync script for staging dirs
   cat > /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh <<'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
+/home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh
 
 echo "Syncing PDF files..."
-rsync -a --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/pdf/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/app/webroot/pdf/
+rsync -av --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/pdf/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/app/webroot/pdf/
 echo "Syncing attachments files..."
-rsync -a --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/attachments_files/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/app/webroot/attachments_files/
+rsync -av --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/attachments_files/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/app/webroot/attachments_files/
 echo "Syncing emails..."
-rsync -a --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/emails/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/vault/emails/
+rsync -av --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/emails/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/vault/emails/
 echo "Syncing vaultmsgs..."
-rsync -a --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/vaultmsgs/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/vault/vaultmsgs/
+rsync -av --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/vaultmsgs/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/vault/vaultmsgs/
 echo "Sync complete."
 EOF
   chmod +x /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh
@@ -98,14 +114,6 @@ EOF
   if [[ "$RUN_SYNC" == "true" ]]; then
     echo "Running sync_prod_to_staging.sh now..."
     /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh
-    echo "Restoring database from latest backup in /backups..."
-    LATEST_BACKUP=$(ls -t ./backups/backup_*.sql.gz | head -n1)
-    if [ -f "$LATEST_BACKUP" ]; then
-      gunzip < "$LATEST_BACKUP" | mariadb -h 127.0.0.1 -u cmc -p"xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au" cmc
-      echo "Database restore complete."
-    else
-      echo "No backup file found in /backups. Skipping database restore."
-    fi
   fi
 
   echo "Deployment complete."