diff --git a/backend/api/backup.go b/backend/api/backup.go
index 5e19c60..b208744 100644
--- a/backend/api/backup.go
+++ b/backend/api/backup.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -222,11 +223,18 @@ func backupRestoreEntrypoint(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 			username = *user.Username
 		}
 
+		bcryptPassword, err := hex.DecodeString(user.Password)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Failed to decode hex encoded password: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
 		userDatabase := &dbcore.User{
 			Email:    user.Email,
 			Username: username,
 			Name:     user.Name,
-			Password: user.Password,
+			Password: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(bcryptPassword),
 			IsBot:    user.IsBot,
 
 			Tokens:      tokens,
@@ -235,6 +243,7 @@ func backupRestoreEntrypoint(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 
 		if err := dbcore.DB.Create(userDatabase).Error; err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("Failed to create user: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
 		}
 
 		if uint(bestEffortOwnerUIDFromBackup) == user.ID {
@@ -255,6 +264,7 @@ func backupRestoreEntrypoint(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 
 		if err := dbcore.DB.Create(backendDatabase).Error; err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("Failed to create backend: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
 		}
 
 		log.Infof("Migrating proxies for backend ID '%d'", backend.ID)
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/backends/remove.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/backends/remove.go
index a44946d..e1ea599 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/backends/remove.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/backends/remove.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func RemoveBackend(c *gin.Context) {
 	backendRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", req.BackendID).Find(&backend)
 
 	if backendRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if backend exists or not: %s", backendRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if backend exists or not: %s", backendRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if backend exists",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/connections.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/connections.go
index 7a4585b..68e3639 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/connections.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/connections.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func GetConnections(c *gin.Context) {
 	proxyRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", req.Id).First(&proxy)
 
 	if proxyRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find proxy: %s", proxyRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find proxy: %s", proxyRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find forward entry",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/create.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/create.go
index bc710b4..40cea76 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/create.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/create.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func CreateProxy(c *gin.Context) {
 	backendRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", req.ProviderID).First(&backend)
 
 	if backendRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if backend exists or not: %s", backendRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if backend exists or not: %s", backendRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if backend exists",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/remove.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/remove.go
index 75e3b66..c1b68f3 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/remove.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/remove.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func RemoveProxy(c *gin.Context) {
 	proxyRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", req.ID).Find(&proxy)
 
 	if proxyRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if proxy exists or not: %s", proxyRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if proxy exists or not: %s", proxyRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if forward rule exists",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/start.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/start.go
index 1aedbfc..ff3e65c 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/start.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/start.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func StartProxy(c *gin.Context) {
 	proxyRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", req.ID).Find(&proxy)
 
 	if proxyRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if proxy exists or not: %s", proxyRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if proxy exists or not: %s", proxyRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if forward rule exists",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/stop.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/stop.go
index 6bbcfef..c3562a5 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/stop.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/proxies/stop.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func StopProxy(c *gin.Context) {
 	proxyRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", req.ID).Find(&proxy)
 
 	if proxyRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if proxy exists or not: %s", proxyRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if proxy exists or not: %s", proxyRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if forward rule exists",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/create.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/create.go
index 55d2a3b..92cb543 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/create.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/create.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func CreateUser(c *gin.Context) {
 	userRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("email = ? OR username = ?", req.Email, req.Username).Find(&user)
 
 	if userRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if user exists",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/login.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/login.go
index 2f9922f..1db7a81 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/login.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/login.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func LoginUser(c *gin.Context) {
 	userRequest := dbcore.DB.Where(userFindRequest, userFindRequestArguments...).Find(&user)
 
 	if userRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if user exists",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func LoginUser(c *gin.Context) {
 	_, err := base64.StdEncoding.Decode(decodedPassword, []byte(user.Password))
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to decode password in database: %s", userRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to decode password in database: %s", err.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to parse database result for password",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/refresh.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/refresh.go
index e89611b..1bb9c1f 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/refresh.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/refresh.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func RefreshUserToken(c *gin.Context) {
 	tokenRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("token = ?", req.Token).Find(&tokenInDatabase)
 
 	if tokenRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if token exists or not: %s", tokenRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if token exists or not: %s", tokenRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find if token exists",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func RefreshUserToken(c *gin.Context) {
 	userRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", tokenInDatabase.UserID).Find(&user)
 
 	if tokenRequest.Error != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to find if token user or not: %s", userRequest.Error)
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if token user or not: %s", userRequest.Error.Error())
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"error": "Failed to find user",
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go
index 4824907..7edcf81 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func RemoveUser(c *gin.Context) {
 		userRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", uid).Find(customUser)
 
 		if userRequest.Error != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error)
+			log.Warnf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error.Error())
 
 			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 				"error": "Failed to find if user exists",
diff --git a/backend/api/jwtcore/jwt.go b/backend/api/jwtcore/jwt.go
index 40c3412..44c0f05 100644
--- a/backend/api/jwtcore/jwt.go
+++ b/backend/api/jwtcore/jwt.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func GetUserFromJWT(token string) (*dbcore.User, error) {
 	userRequest := dbcore.DB.Preload("Permissions").Where("id = ?", uint(uid)).Find(&user)
 
 	if userRequest.Error != nil {
-		return user, fmt.Errorf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error)
+		return user, fmt.Errorf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error.Error())
 	}
 
 	userExists := userRequest.RowsAffected > 0
diff --git a/docs/nextnet_to_hermes_migration.md b/docs/nextnet_to_hermes_migration.md
index 7c3d2b3..0447469 100644
--- a/docs/nextnet_to_hermes_migration.md
+++ b/docs/nextnet_to_hermes_migration.md
@@ -31,3 +31,13 @@ Below are new environment variables that may need to be set up:
 9. If successful, remove the environment variable `HERMES_MIGRATE_POSTGRES_DATABASE`.
 10. Switch the API docker image from `ghcr.io/imterah/hermes-backend-migration:latest` to `ghcr.io/imterah/hermes:latest`.
 11. Start the backend.
+## Failed Migration / Manual Restoration Steps
+1. Get to step 4 in the ordinary migration setps.
+2. Add the `entrypoint` option in the API compose section, and set it to `/bin/bash`
+3. Add the `command` option in the API compose section, and set it to `"-c 'sleep 10000'"`
+4. Get a shell in the container (likely named `nextnet-api`): `docker exec -it nextnet-api /bin/bash`
+5. Copy the base64 section (excluding the `BEGIN` and `END` portions) of the backup, and run the following command to begin the transfer: `cat >> /tmp/db.json.gz.b64 << EOF`
+6. Paste in the base64 data, and then press enter, type `EOF`, and then press enter again. This should return you to the shell prompt.
+7. Decode the base64 backup: `cat /tmp/db.json.gz.b64 | base64 -d > /tmp/db.json.gz`
+8. Run the migration script: `./entrypoint.sh`
+9. When done, remove the `entrypoint` and `command` sections, and then jump to step 9 in the ordinary migration steps.