diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt
index 35e458a97..406e70798 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ private fun Manga.toBackupManga(/* SY --> */customMangaInfo: CustomMangaInfo?/*
         favoriteModifiedAt = this.favoriteModifiedAt,
         version = this.version,
         notes = this.notes,
+        initialized = this.initialized,
         // SY -->
     ).also { backupManga ->
         customMangaInfo?.let {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt
index fbe19b173..e81331812 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ data class BackupManga(
     @ProtoNumber(108) var excludedScanlators: List<String> = emptyList(),
     @ProtoNumber(109) var version: Long = 0,
     @ProtoNumber(110) var notes: String = "",
+    @ProtoNumber(111) var initialized: Boolean = false,
 
     // SY specific values
     @ProtoNumber(600) var mergedMangaReferences: List<BackupMergedMangaReference> = emptyList(),
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ data class BackupManga(
             favoriteModifiedAt = this@BackupManga.favoriteModifiedAt,
             version = this@BackupManga.version,
             notes = this@BackupManga.notes,
+            initialized = this@BackupManga.initialized,
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
index bb7a292c7..4901cf567 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ class MangaRestorer(
         manga: Manga,
     ): Manga {
         return manga.copy(
-            initialized = manga.description != null,
             id = insertManga(manga),
-            version = manga.version,
         )
     }