diff --git a/pkg/backup/root.go b/pkg/backup/root.go
index 5004803..c813036 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/root.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/root.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func BackupPostgres(file string, hostname string, database string, username stri
 		return err
 	}
 	defer os.Remove("/output/.pgpass")
-	cmd := exec.Command(pg_dumpExec, "--clean", "--create", "--file", file, "--host", hostname, "--dbname", database, "--username", username, "--no-password")
+	cmd := exec.Command(pg_dumpExec, "--format=custom", "--clean", "--create", "--file", file, "--host", hostname, "--dbname", database, "--username", username, "--no-password")
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "PGPASSFILE=/output/.pgpass")
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	log.V(1).Info("postgres backup output", "output", string(output))
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/restoresession_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/restoresession_controller.go
index 231040f..62088d3 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/restoresession_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/restoresession_controller.go
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ func (r *RestoreSessionReconciler) Reconcile(req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, err
 		return ctrl.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
 	deploymentName := os.Getenv("POD_DEPLOYMENT")
-	// we go reverse order compared to the backup session
-	for i := len(r.BackupConf.Spec.Targets) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		target := r.BackupConf.Spec.Targets[i]
+	for _, target := range r.BackupConf.Spec.Targets {
 		switch target.Kind {
 		case "Deployment":
 			if target.Name == deploymentName {
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ func (r *RestoreSessionReconciler) Reconcile(req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, err
 							r.RestoreSession.Status.Targets[i].SessionState = result
 							if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, r.RestoreSession); err != nil {
 								log.Error(err, " unable to update restoresession status")
-								return ctrl.Result{}, err
+								return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 30 * time.Second}, err
 							}
 						case formolv1alpha1.Running:
 							log.V(0).Info("Running session. Do the restore")
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ func (r *RestoreSessionReconciler) Reconcile(req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, err
 							log.V(1).Info("current restoresession status", "status", result)
 							if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, r.RestoreSession); err != nil {
 								log.Error(err, "unable to update restoresession status")
-								return ctrl.Result{}, err
+								return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 30 * time.Second}, err
 							}
 
 						case formolv1alpha1.Failure, formolv1alpha1.Success:
diff --git a/pkg/restore/root.go b/pkg/restore/root.go
index f597ce9..105657c 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/root.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/root.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
+	//psqlExec = "/usr/bin/psql"
 	pg_restoreExec = "/usr/bin/pg_restore"
 	logger         logr.Logger
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ func RestoreVolume(snapshotId string) error {
 		log.Error(err, "unable to restore volume", "output", string(output))
 		state = formolv1alpha1.Failure
 	}
+	log.V(1).Info("restic restore output", "output", string(output))
 	session.RestoreSessionUpdateTargetStatus(state)
 	return err
 }
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@ func RestorePostgres(file string, hostname string, database string, username str
 		return err
 	}
 	defer os.Remove("/output/.pgpass")
-	cmd := exec.Command(pg_restoreExec, "--clean", "--create", "--file", file, "--host", hostname, "--dbname", database, "--username", username, "--no-password")
+	//cmd := exec.Command(psqlExec, "--file", file, "--host", hostname, "--dbname", database, "--username", username, "--no-password")
+	cmd := exec.Command(pg_restoreExec, "--format=custom", "--clean", "--host", hostname, "--dbname", database, "--username", username, "--no-password", file)
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "PGPASSFILE=/output/.pgpass")
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	log.V(1).Info("postgres restore output", "output", string(output))