diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/cleanup.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/cleanup.yml
index 11dc6d07..3cfc89c9 100644
--- a/roles/backup/tasks/cleanup.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/tasks/cleanup.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 # After copying secret files to the PVC, delete the local tmp copies
 - name: Clean up _secrets directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ playbook_dir }}/_secrets"
+    path: "_secrets"
     state: absent
 
-
 - name: Delete any existing management pod
   community.kubernetes.k8s:
     name: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/postgres.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/postgres.yml
index 80a933a2..a8eb5ec5 100644
--- a/roles/backup/tasks/postgres.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/tasks/postgres.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     namespace: "{{ tower_backup_pvc_namespace }}"
     pod: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
     command: >-
-      chmod 0600 {{ backup_dir }}/tower.db
+      chmod 0600 {{ backup_dir }}/tower.db && chown postgres:root {{ backup_dir }}/tower.db
 
 - name: Set pg_dump command
   set_fact:
diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml
index 2e62a88f..c7b8a520 100644
--- a/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   template:
     src: secret_key_secret.yml.j2
     dest: "_secrets/secret_key_secret.yml"
-    mode: '0600'
+    mode: '0700'
 
 - name: Set secret key template
   set_fact:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   template:
     src: admin_password_secret.yml.j2
     dest: "_secrets/admin_password_secret.yml"
-    mode: '0600'
+    mode: '0700'
 
 - name: Set admin_password template
   set_fact:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   template:
     src: broadcast_websocket_secret.yml.j2
     dest: "_secrets/broadcast_websocket_secret.yml"
-    mode: '0600'
+    mode: '0700'
 
 - name: Set broadcast_websocket template
   set_fact:
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   template:
     src: postgres_secret.yml.j2
     dest: "_secrets/postgres_secret.yml"
-    mode: '0600'
+    mode: '0700'
 
 - name: Set postgres configuration
   set_fact:
diff --git a/roles/restore/README.md b/roles/restore/README.md
index 1325c402..ae262c11 100644
--- a/roles/restore/README.md
+++ b/roles/restore/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ spec:
   tower_backup_dir: /backups/tower-openshift-backup-2021-04-02-03:25:08
 ```
 
-Note that the `tower_name` above is the name of the AWX deployment you intend to create and restore to.
+Note that the `tower_name` above is the name of the AWX deployment you intend to create and restore to.  
+
+The namespace specified is the namespace the resulting AWX deployment will be in.  The namespace you specified must be pre-created.  
+
+```
+kubectl create ns my-namespace
+```
 
 Finally, use `kubectl` to create the restore object in your cluster:
 
diff --git a/roles/restore/defaults/main.yml b/roles/restore/defaults/main.yml
index 3bafde7e..29a91b76 100644
--- a/roles/restore/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tower_name: ''
 tower_backup_pvc: ''
 tower_backup_pvc_namespace: 'default'
 
+# TODO: If the backup_dir is not provided, it should default to the most recent backup based on the timestamp at the end of the file name.
 # Required: backup name, found on the awxbackup object
 tower_backup_dir: ''
 
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/apply_secret.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/apply_secret.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69e87505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/apply_secret.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+
+- name: Get secret definition from pvc
+  community.kubernetes.k8s_exec:
+    namespace: "{{ tower_backup_pvc_namespace }}"
+    pod: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
+    command: >-
+      bash -c "cat '{{ tower_backup_dir }}/{{ item }}.yml'"
+  register: awx_object
+
+- name: Write temp secret definition template file
+  copy:
+    dest: "_definitions/{{ item }}.yml.j2"
+    content: |
+      {{ awx_object.stdout }}
+    mode: '0600'
+
+- name: Apply secret
+  k8s:
+    state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
+    namespace: "{{ namespace | default('default') }}"
+    apply: yes
+    wait: yes
+    template: "_definitions/{{ item }}.yml.j2"
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/cleanup.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/cleanup.yml
index 7b094f32..e9ea732e 100644
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/cleanup.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/cleanup.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ---
 
+- name: Clean up _secrets directory
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "_definitions"
+    state: absent
+
 - name: Delete any existing management pod
   community.kubernetes.k8s:
     name: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/init.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/init.yml
index f650a568..c6a500bb 100644
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/init.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/init.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Set default pvc name
+  set_fact:
+    _default_backup_pvc: "{{ meta.name }}-backup-claim"
 
-- name: Delete any existing management pod
-  community.kubernetes.k8s:
-    name: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
-    kind: Pod
-    namespace: "{{ tower_backup_pvc_namespace }}"
-    state: absent
-    force: true
-    wait: true
+# by default, it will re-use the old pvc if already created (unless pvc is provided)
+- name: Set PVC to use for backup
+  set_fact:
+    backup_pvc: "{{ tower_backup_pvc | default(_default_backup_pvc, true) }}"
 
 # Check to make sure provided pvc exists, error loudly if not.  Otherwise, the management pod will just stay in pending state forever.
 - name: Check provided PVC exists
@@ -30,20 +29,19 @@
 
     - name: Fail early if pvc is defined but does not exist
       fail:
-        msg: "{{ tower_backup_pvc }} does not exist, please create this pvc first."
+        msg: "{{ error_msg }}"
   when:
     - tower_backup_pvc != ''
     - provided_pvc.resources | length == 0
 
-# If tower_backup_pvc is defined, use in management-pod.yml.j2
-- name: Set default pvc name
-  set_fact:
-    _default_backup_pvc: "{{ meta.name }}-backup-claim"
-
-# by default, it will re-use the old pvc if already created (unless pvc is provided)
-- name: Set PVC to use for backup
-  set_fact:
-    backup_pvc: "{{ tower_backup_pvc | default(_default_backup_pvc, true) }}"
+- name: Delete any existing management pod
+  community.kubernetes.k8s:
+    name: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
+    kind: Pod
+    namespace: "{{ tower_backup_pvc_namespace }}"
+    state: absent
+    force: true
+    wait: true
 
 - name: Create management pod from templated deployment config
   community.kubernetes.k8s:
@@ -52,3 +50,36 @@
     state: present
     template: "management-pod.yml.j2"
     wait: true
+
+- name: Check to make sure backup directory exists on PVC
+  community.kubernetes.k8s_exec:
+    namespace: "{{ tower_backup_pvc_namespace }}"
+    pod: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
+    command: >-
+      bash -c "stat {{ tower_backup_dir }}"
+  register: stat_backup_dir
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{stat_backup_dir}}"
+
+- name: Error if backup dir is missing
+  block:
+    - name: Set error message
+      set_fact:
+        error_msg: "{{ tower_backup_dir }} does not exist, see the towerBackupDirectory status on your AWXBackup for the correct tower_backup_dir."
+
+    - name: Handle error
+      import_tasks: error_handling.yml
+
+    - name: Fail early if backup dir provided does not exist
+      fail:
+        msg: "{{ error_msg }}"
+  when:
+    - tower_backup_dir != ''
+    - stat_backup_dir.return_code != 0
+
+- name: Make _definitions directory
+  file:
+    path: "_definitions"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0700'
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/init_awx.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/init_awx.yml
index be72f5cb..47c74322 100644
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/init_awx.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/init_awx.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,31 @@
 ---
+
+- name: Get AWX object definition from pvc
+  community.kubernetes.k8s_exec:
+    namespace: "{{ tower_backup_pvc_namespace }}"
+    pod: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
+    command: >-
+      bash -c "cat '{{ tower_backup_dir }}/awx_object.yml'"
+  register: awx_object
+
+- name: Write temp AWX definition template file
+  copy:
+    dest: "_definitions/awx_object.yml.j2"
+    content: |
+      {{ awx_object.stdout }}
+    mode: '0600'
+
 - name: Deploy AWX
   k8s:
     state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
     namespace: "{{ namespace | default('default') }}"
     apply: yes
     wait: yes
-    template: "{{ tower_backup_dir }}/awx_object.yml"
+    template: "_definitions/awx_object.yml.j2"
+    wait: true
+
+
+# TODO: The awx object and secrets need to be applied from the awx-operator, because that is where the service account is?.  So we will need to either copy them over or pipe them into a template command
 
 # TODO: Add logic to allow users to provide override values here,
 #       or to specify spec values that were not in the backed up AWX object.
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/init_secrets.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/init_secrets.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dab44259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/init_secrets.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+- name: Get secret definition from pvc
+  include_tasks: apply_secrets.yml
+  with_items:
+    - secret_key_secret
+    - admin_password_secret
+    - broadcast_websocket_secret
+    - postgres_secret
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml
index 8b072d73..63d1138d 100644
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
   register: this_restore
 
 - block:
-    - include_tasks: preflight.yml
+    - include_tasks: init.yml
 
     - include_tasks: init_awx.yml
 
-    - include_tasks: init.yml
-
     - include_tasks: postgres.yml
 
     - include_tasks: secrets.yml
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/preflight.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/preflight.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d9c98553..00000000
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/preflight.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Create namespace for deployment
-  k8s:
-    name: "{{ meta.namespace }}"
-    kind: Namespace
-    state: present
-
-# Check to make sure provided pvc exists, error loudly if not.  Otherwise, the management pod will just stay in pending state forever.
-- name: Check provided PVC exists
-  k8s_info:
-    name: "{{ tower_backup_pvc }}"
-    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-    namespace: "{{ tower_backup_pvc_namespace }}"
-  register: provided_pvc
-  when:
-    - tower_backup_pvc != ''
-
-- name: Surface error to user
-  block:
-    - name: Set error message
-      set_fact:
-        error_msg: "{{ tower_backup_pvc }} does not exist, please create this pvc first."
-
-    - name: Handle error
-      import_tasks: error_handling.yml
-
-    - name: Fail early if pvc is defined but does not exist
-      fail:
-        msg: "{{ tower_backup_pvc }} does not exist, please create this pvc first."
-  when:
-    - tower_backup_pvc != ''
-    - provided_pvc.resources | length == 0