diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.backup.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.backup.sh
index a9d715003..8dbddb6e9 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.backup.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/cl-plugin.backup.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ function help(){
   exit 1
 }
 
+# https://github.com/lightningd/plugins/commits/master/backup
+# use the version beore the migration to poetry
+pinnedVersion="3da5778dcf408ff075515b4956aef405aa18f81a"
+
 # command info
 if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ];then
   help
@@ -30,6 +34,8 @@ function install() {
     cd /home/bitcoin/cl-plugins-available || exit 1
     sudo -u bitcoin git clone https://github.com/lightningd/plugins.git
   fi
+  cd ${plugindir} || exit 1
+  sudo -u bitcoin git reset --hard ${pinnedVersion}
   
   if [ $($lightningcli_alias plugin list 2>/dev/null | grep -c "${plugin}") -eq 0 ];then
     echo "# Checking dependencies"
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = restore ];then
   
     # https://github.com/lightningd/plugins/tree/master/backup#restoring-a-backup
     # ./backup-cli restore file:///mnt/external/location ~/.lightning/bitcoin/lightningd.sqlite3
-    
+
     # make sure to not overwrite old database
     if sudo ls /home/bitcoin/.lightning/${CLNETWORK}/lightningd.sqlite3;then
       now=$(date +"%Y_%m_%d_%H%M%S")