diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/settings/BackupPreferenceFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/settings/BackupPreferenceFragment.java
index a601f30ae..e92f83445 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/settings/BackupPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/settings/BackupPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult connectionResult) {
 	 */
 	private void restoreBackup() {
 		Log.i("Settings", "Opening GnuCash XML backups for restore");
-		String bookUID = BooksDbAdapter.getInstance().getActiveBookUID();
+		final String bookUID = BooksDbAdapter.getInstance().getActiveBookUID();
 
 		final String defaultBackupFile = BackupManager.getBookBackupFileUri(bookUID);
 		if (defaultBackupFile != null){
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
 		}
 
 		//If no default location was set, look in the internal SD card location
-		File[] backupFiles = new File(BackupManager.getBackupFolderPath(bookUID)).listFiles();
-		if (backupFiles == null || backupFiles.length == 0){
+		if (BackupManager.getBackupList(bookUID).isEmpty()){
 			android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog.Builder builder = new android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity())
 					.setTitle(R.string.title_no_backups_found)
 					.setMessage(R.string.msg_no_backups_to_restore_from)
@@ -407,14 +406,10 @@ public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Arrays.sort(backupFiles);
-		List<File> backupFilesList = Arrays.asList(backupFiles);
-		Collections.reverse(backupFilesList);
-		final File[] sortedBackupFiles = (File[]) backupFilesList.toArray();
 
 		final ArrayAdapter<String> arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.select_dialog_singlechoice);
 		final DateFormat dateFormatter = SimpleDateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();
-		for (File backupFile : sortedBackupFiles) {
+		for (File backupFile : BackupManager.getBackupList(bookUID)) {
 			long time = Exporter.getExportTime(backupFile.getName());
 			if (time > 0)
 				arrayAdapter.add(dateFormatter.format(new Date(time)));
@@ -434,7 +429,7 @@ public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
 		restoreDialogBuilder.setAdapter(arrayAdapter, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
 			@Override
 			public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-				File backupFile = sortedBackupFiles[which];
+				File backupFile = BackupManager.getBackupList(bookUID).get(which);
 				new ImportAsyncTask(getActivity()).execute(Uri.fromFile(backupFile));
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManager.java
index b7a168549..1431272f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManager.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 
 import com.crashlytics.android.Crashlytics;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ private static String getBackupFilePath(String bookUID){
      *
      * @return Absolute path to backup folder for the book
      */
-    public static String getBackupFolderPath(String bookUID){
+    private static String getBackupFolderPath(String bookUID){
         String baseFolderPath = GnuCashApplication.getAppContext()
                                                   .getExternalFilesDir(null)
                                                   .getAbsolutePath();
@@ -144,4 +147,12 @@ public static String getBookBackupFileUri(String bookUID){
         SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = PreferenceActivity.getBookSharedPreferences(bookUID);
         return sharedPreferences.getString(KEY_BACKUP_FILE, null);
     }
+
+    public static List<File> getBackupList(String bookUID) {
+        File[] backupFiles = new File(getBackupFolderPath(bookUID)).listFiles();
+        Arrays.sort(backupFiles);
+        List<File> backupFilesList = Arrays.asList(backupFiles);
+        Collections.reverse(backupFilesList);
+        return  backupFilesList;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManagerTest.java b/app/src/test/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManagerTest.java
index 0cbcf2b20..d7038e409 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManagerTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/gnucash/android/util/BackupManagerTest.java
@@ -43,11 +43,30 @@ public void backupAllBooks() throws Exception {
         BackupManager.backupAllBooks();
 
         for (String bookUID : mBooksDbAdapter.getAllBookUIDs()) {
-            File backupFolder = new File(BackupManager.getBackupFolderPath(bookUID));
-            assertThat(backupFolder.list().length).isEqualTo(1);
+            assertThat(BackupManager.getBackupList(bookUID).size()).isEqualTo(1);
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getBackupList() throws Exception {
+        String bookUID = createNewBookWithDefaultAccounts();
+        BookUtils.activateBook(bookUID);
+
+        BackupManager.backupActiveBook();
+        Thread.sleep(1000); // FIXME: Use Mockito to get a different date in Exporter.buildExportFilename
+        BackupManager.backupActiveBook();
+
+        assertThat(BackupManager.getBackupList(bookUID).size()).isEqualTo(2);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenNoBackupsHaveBeenDone_shouldReturnEmptyBackupList() {
+        String bookUID = createNewBookWithDefaultAccounts();
+        BookUtils.activateBook(bookUID);
+
+        assertThat(BackupManager.getBackupList(bookUID)).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new database with default accounts
      * @return The book UID for the new database