diff --git a/Qortal-Setup-Linux.sh b/Qortal-Setup-Linux.sh
index d0fdcfd..1d0302a 100644
--- a/Qortal-Setup-Linux.sh
+++ b/Qortal-Setup-Linux.sh
@@ -79,10 +79,23 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/qortal" ]; then
         echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️ Existing 'qortal' folder found. Backing it up...${NC}"
         mv "$HOME/qortal" "$HOME/backups/qortal-$(date +%s)"
         BACKUP_EXECUTED=true
+        curl -LO https://github.com/Qortal/qortal/releases/latest/download/qortal.zip
+        unzip qortal.zip
+        rm qortal.zip
+        chmod +x "$HOME/qortal/"*.sh
     fi
 fi
 
-if [ QORTAL_CORE_GOOD=false ]; then
+if [ "$QORTAL_CORE_GOOD" == "false" ]; then
+    if [ -d "${HOME}/qortal" ]; then
+        echo "${YELLOW} INITIAL BACKUP DIDN'T DETECT FAILED QORTAL, SECONDARY BACKUP CHECK DID, BACKING UP QORTAL FOR LATER RESTORE...AND FORCE-KILLING JAVA...${NC}"
+        killall -9 java
+        mkdir -p "$HOME/backups"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️ Existing 'qortal' folder found. Backing it up...${NC}"
+        mv "$HOME/qortal" "$HOME/backups/qortal-$(date +%s)"
+        BACKUP_EXECUTED=true
+    fi
+
     curl -LO https://github.com/Qortal/qortal/releases/latest/download/qortal.zip
     unzip qortal.zip
     rm qortal.zip