diff --git a/e2e/src/web/specs/database-backups.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/web/specs/database-backups.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16d01a09ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/src/web/specs/database-backups.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { LoginResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { utils } from 'src/utils';
+
+test.describe.configure({ mode: 'serial' });
+
+test.describe('Database Backups', () => {
+  let admin: LoginResponseDto;
+
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    utils.initSdk();
+    await utils.resetDatabase();
+    admin = await utils.adminSetup();
+  });
+
+  test('restore a backup from settings', async ({ context, page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+    await utils.resetBackups(admin.accessToken);
+    await utils.createBackup(admin.accessToken);
+    await utils.setAuthCookies(context, admin.accessToken);
+
+    await page.goto('/admin/maintenance?isOpen=backups');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore', exact: true }).click();
+    await page.locator('#bits-c2').getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore' }).click();
+
+    await page.waitForURL('/maintenance?**');
+    await page.waitForURL('/admin/maintenance**', { timeout: 60_000 });
+  });
+
+  test('handle backup restore failure', async ({ context, page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+    await utils.resetBackups(admin.accessToken);
+    await utils.prepareTestBackup('corrupted');
+    await utils.setAuthCookies(context, admin.accessToken);
+
+    await page.goto('/admin/maintenance?isOpen=backups');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore', exact: true }).click();
+    await page.locator('#bits-c2').getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore' }).click();
+
+    await page.waitForURL('/maintenance?**');
+    await expect(page.getByText('IM CORRUPTED')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 60_000 });
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'End maintenance mode' }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL('/admin/maintenance**');
+  });
+
+  test('restore a backup from onboarding', async ({ context, page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+    await utils.resetBackups(admin.accessToken);
+    await utils.createBackup(admin.accessToken);
+    await utils.setAuthCookies(context, admin.accessToken);
+    await utils.resetDatabase();
+
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore from backup' }).click();
+
+    try {
+      await page.waitForURL('/maintenance**');
+    } catch {
+      // when chained with the rest of the tests
+      // this navigation may fail..? not sure why...
+      await page.goto('/maintenance');
+      await page.waitForURL('/maintenance**');
+    }
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Next' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore', exact: true }).click();
+    await page.locator('#bits-c2').getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore' }).click();
+
+    await page.waitForURL('/maintenance?**');
+    await page.waitForURL('/photos', { timeout: 60_000 });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/src/web/specs/maintenance.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/web/specs/maintenance.e2e-spec.ts
index cb24b256df..8b1631f0bf 100644
--- a/e2e/src/web/specs/maintenance.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/web/specs/maintenance.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -48,68 +48,4 @@ test.describe('Maintenance', () => {
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'End maintenance mode' }).click();
     await page.waitForURL('**/auth/login');
   });
-
-  /**
-   * restoring backups
-   */
-
-  test('restore a backup from settings', async ({ context, page }) => {
-    test.setTimeout(60_000);
-
-    await utils.resetBackups(admin.accessToken);
-    await utils.createBackup(admin.accessToken);
-    await utils.setAuthCookies(context, admin.accessToken);
-
-    await page.goto('/admin/maintenance?isOpen=backups');
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore', exact: true }).click();
-    await page.locator('#bits-c2').getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore' }).click();
-
-    await page.waitForURL('/maintenance?**');
-    await page.waitForURL('/admin/maintenance**', { timeout: 60_000 });
-  });
-
-  test('handle backup restore failure', async ({ context, page }) => {
-    test.setTimeout(60_000);
-
-    await utils.resetBackups(admin.accessToken);
-    await utils.prepareTestBackup('corrupted');
-    await utils.setAuthCookies(context, admin.accessToken);
-
-    await page.goto('/admin/maintenance?isOpen=backups');
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore', exact: true }).click();
-    await page.locator('#bits-c2').getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore' }).click();
-
-    await page.waitForURL('/maintenance?**');
-    await expect(page.getByText('IM CORRUPTED')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 60_000 });
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'End maintenance mode' }).click();
-    await page.waitForURL('/admin/maintenance**');
-  });
-
-  test('restore a backup from onboarding', async ({ context, page }) => {
-    test.setTimeout(60_000);
-
-    await utils.resetBackups(admin.accessToken);
-    await utils.createBackup(admin.accessToken);
-    await utils.setAuthCookies(context, admin.accessToken);
-    await utils.resetDatabase();
-
-    await page.goto('/');
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore from backup' }).click();
-
-    try {
-      await page.waitForURL('/maintenance**');
-    } catch {
-      // when chained with the rest of the tests
-      // this navigation may fail..? not sure why...
-      await page.goto('/maintenance');
-      await page.waitForURL('/maintenance**');
-    }
-
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Next' }).click();
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore', exact: true }).click();
-    await page.locator('#bits-c2').getByRole('button', { name: 'Restore' }).click();
-
-    await page.waitForURL('/maintenance?**');
-    await page.waitForURL('/photos', { timeout: 60_000 });
-  });
 });