diff --git a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
index 993dbf17dc7..14135736e05 100644
--- a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@
       "backup-created-at-response-export_path": "Backup Created at {path}",
       "backup-deleted": "Backup deleted",
       "restore-success": "Restore successful",
+      "restore-fail": "Restore failed. Check your server logs for more details",
       "backup-tag": "Backup Tag",
       "create-heading": "Create A Backup",
       "delete-backup": "Delete Backup",
diff --git a/frontend/pages/admin/backups.vue b/frontend/pages/admin/backups.vue
index 3f253e90756..f25f30f4859 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/admin/backups.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/admin/backups.vue
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
       if (error) {
         console.log(error);
         state.importDialog = false;
+        state.runningRestore = false;
+        alert.error(i18n.tc("settings.backup.restore-fail"));
       } else {
         alert.success(i18n.tc("settings.backup.restore-success"));
         $auth.logout();
diff --git a/mealie/services/backups_v2/backup_file.py b/mealie/services/backups_v2/backup_file.py
index f5321483e6e..aa8f043b9ae 100644
--- a/mealie/services/backups_v2/backup_file.py
+++ b/mealie/services/backups_v2/backup_file.py
@@ -8,9 +8,39 @@ class BackupContents:
     _tables: dict | None = None
 
     def __init__(self, file: Path) -> None:
-        self.base = file
-        self.data_directory = self.base / "data"
-        self.tables = self.base / "database.json"
+        self.base = self._find_base(file)
+        self.data_directory = self._find_data_dir_from_base(self.base)
+        self.tables = self._find_database_from_base(self.base)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _find_base(cls, file: Path) -> Path:
+        # Safari mangles our ZIP structure and adds a "__MACOSX" directory at the root along with
+        # an arbitrarily-named directory containing the actual contents. So, if we find a dunder directory
+        # at the root (i.e. __MACOSX) we traverse down the first non-dunder directory and assume this is the base.
+        # This works because our backups never contain a directory that starts with "__".
+        dirs = [d for d in file.iterdir() if d.is_dir()]
+        dunder_dirs = [d for d in dirs if d.name.startswith("__")]
+        normal_dirs = [d for d in dirs if not d.name.startswith("__")]
+
+        if not dunder_dirs:
+            return file
+
+        # If the backup somehow adds a __MACOSX directory alongside the data directory, rather than in the
+        # parent directory, we don't want to traverse down. We check for our database.json file, and if it exists,
+        # we're already at the correct base.
+        if cls._find_database_from_base(file).exists():
+            return file
+
+        # This ZIP file was mangled, so we return the first non-dunder directory (if it exists).
+        return normal_dirs[0] if normal_dirs else file
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _find_data_dir_from_base(cls, base: Path) -> Path:
+        return base / "data"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _find_database_from_base(cls, base: Path) -> Path:
+        return base / "database.json"
 
     def validate(self) -> bool:
         if not self.base.is_dir():
diff --git a/tests/data/__init__.py b/tests/data/__init__.py
index d3532afdd1a..e872eac86f9 100644
--- a/tests/data/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/data/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 backup_version_bcfdad6b7355_1 = CWD / "backups/backup_version_bcfdad6b7355_1.zip"
 """bcfdad6b7355: remove tool name and slug unique contraints"""
 
+backup_version_09aba125b57a_1 = CWD / "backups/backup_version_09aba125b57a_1.zip"
+"""09aba125b57a: add OIDC auth method (Safari-mangled ZIP structure)"""
+
 migrations_paprika = CWD / "migrations/paprika.zip"
 
 migrations_chowdown = CWD / "migrations/chowdown.zip"
diff --git a/tests/data/backups/backup_version_09aba125b57a_1.zip b/tests/data/backups/backup_version_09aba125b57a_1.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfc71bdf352
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/data/backups/backup_version_09aba125b57a_1.zip differ
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/services_tests/backup_v2_tests/test_backup_v2.py b/tests/unit_tests/services_tests/backup_v2_tests/test_backup_v2.py
index f072d58793d..6c95dc4628a 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/services_tests/backup_v2_tests/test_backup_v2.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/services_tests/backup_v2_tests/test_backup_v2.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def test_database_restore():
         test_data.backup_version_44e8d670719d_4,
         test_data.backup_version_ba1e4a6cfe99_1,
         test_data.backup_version_bcfdad6b7355_1,
+        test_data.backup_version_09aba125b57a_1,
     ],
     ids=[
         "44e8d670719d_1: add extras to shopping lists, list items, and ingredient foods",
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ def test_database_restore():
         "44e8d670719d_4: add extras to shopping lists, list items, and ingredient foods",
         "ba1e4a6cfe99_1: added plural names and alias tables for foods and units",
         "bcfdad6b7355_1: remove tool name and slug unique contraints",
+        "09aba125b57a: add OIDC auth method (Safari-mangled ZIP structure)",
     ],
 )
 def test_database_restore_data(backup_path: Path):