diff --git a/scripts/openldap b/scripts/openldap
index 8468ba3..999a05a 100644
--- a/scripts/openldap
+++ b/scripts/openldap
@@ -13,8 +13,50 @@ hook_check() {
 hook_pre() {
     hook_check
     mkdir -p "$ldapDir" || exit 1
+    pushd "$restoreDir" || exit 2
+
     slapcat -n 0 -l "$ldapDir/config.ldif"
     slapcat -n 1 -l "$ldapDir/data.ldif"
+
+    cat > ldaprestore.sh <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -d openldap ]]; then
+    echo "This needs to be run in the restore directory."
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ ! -f openldap/config.ldif ]]; then
+    echo "This needs to be run in the restore directory."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+currDate="\$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')"
+
+systemctl stop slapd
+sleep 5
+pkill slapd
+
+if [[ -d /etc/ldap/slapd.d ]]; then
+    mv /etc/ldap/slapd.d "/etc/ldap/slapd.d.\$currDate"
+    mkdir -p /etc/ldap/slapd.d
+    slapadd -n 0 -F /etc/ldap/slapd.d -l openldap/config.ldif
+    chown -R ldap:ldap /etc/ldap/slapd.d
+fi
+
+if [[ -d /var/lib/ldab ]]; then
+    mv /var/lib/ldap "/var/lib/ldap.\$currDate"
+    mkdir -p /var/lib/ldap
+
+    if [[ -d /etc/ldap/slapd.d ]]; then
+        slapadd -n 1 -F /etc/ldap/slapd.d -l openldap/data.ldif -w
+    fi
+    chown -R ldap:ldap /var/lib/ldap
+fi
+
+echo "Backups have been restored. If you see no errors above, then you can start your server back up."
+EOF
+
+    popd || exit 2
 }
 
 hook_post() {