diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/260123-upgrade-nextcloud.yml b/ansible/playbooks/260123-upgrade-nextcloud.yml
index 29fb5f8..c91e5af 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/260123-upgrade-nextcloud.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/260123-upgrade-nextcloud.yml
@@ -181,6 +181,28 @@
           5. Start containers: cd {{ nextcloud_base_dir }} && docker compose up -d
           ============================================================
 
+    - name: Restart Nextcloud containers after backup
+      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: "{{ nextcloud_base_dir }}"
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Wait for Nextcloud to be ready after backup restore
+      shell: |
+        timeout=120
+        elapsed=0
+        while [ $elapsed -lt $timeout ]; do
+          if docker exec nextcloud curl -f http://localhost:80/status.php 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "Nextcloud ready"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          sleep 5
+          elapsed=$((elapsed + 5))
+        done
+        echo "Timeout waiting for Nextcloud"
+        exit 1
+      register: nextcloud_restored
+      changed_when: false
+
     # ============================================================
     # STAGED UPGRADE LOOP
     # ============================================================