diff --git a/bin/ghe-backup b/bin/ghe-backup
index e45817727..3763aa5bf 100755
--- a/bin/ghe-backup
+++ b/bin/ghe-backup
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" -- 'ghe-export-ssh-host-keys' > ssh-host-keys.tar ||
 failures="$failures ssh-host-keys"
 bm_end "ghe-export-ssh-host-keys"
 
-echo "Backing up MySQL database ..."
+if is_binary_backup_feature_on; then
+  echo "Backing up MySQL database using binary backup strategy ..."
+else
+  echo "Backing up MySQL database using logical backup strategy ..."
+fi
 ghe-backup-mysql || failures="$failures mysql"
 
 commands=("
diff --git a/bin/ghe-restore b/bin/ghe-restore
index e9089da3a..c891793d7 100755
--- a/bin/ghe-restore
+++ b/bin/ghe-restore
@@ -255,7 +255,19 @@ if [ -s "$GHE_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT_PATH/uuid" ] && ! $CLUSTER; then
   ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" -- "sudo rm -rf /data/user/consul/raft"
   fi
 
-echo "Restoring MySQL database ..."
+if is_binary_backup_feature_on; then
+  appliance_strategy="binary"
+else
+  appliance_strategy="logical"
+fi
+
+if is_binary_backup "$GHE_DATA_DIR/$GHE_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT"; then
+  backup_snapshot_strategy="binary"
+else
+  backup_snapshot_strategy="logical"
+fi
+
+echo "Restoring MySQL database from ${backup_snapshot_strategy} backup snapshot on an appliance configured for ${appliance_strategy} backups ..."
 ghe-restore-mysql "$GHE_HOSTNAME" 1>&3
 
 commands=("
@@ -318,7 +330,7 @@ if $CLUSTER || [ "$(version $GHE_REMOTE_VERSION)" -ge "$(version 2.12.9)" ]; the
     echo \"Restoring Audit logs ...\"
     ghe-restore-es-audit-log \"$GHE_HOSTNAME\" 1>&3")
   fi
-  
+
   commands+=("
   echo \"Restoring hookshot logs ...\"
   ghe-restore-es-hookshot \"$GHE_HOSTNAME\" 1>&3")
diff --git a/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-config b/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-config
index 8b0d1d4bf..176ecdc17 100755
--- a/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-config
+++ b/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-config
@@ -381,3 +381,12 @@ fix_paths_for_ghe_version() {
   # GHES), then don't modify lines with "gist" in them.
   sed $GIST_FILTER -e 's/\/$//; s/^[^\/]*$/./; s/\/[^\/]*$//'
 }
+
+is_binary_backup_feature_on(){
+  ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" ghe-config --true "mysql.backup.binary"
+}
+
+# Check if the backup is binary by looking up the sentinel file
+is_binary_backup(){
+  test -f "$1/mysql-binary-backup-sentinel"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-mysql b/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-mysql
index 983341461..6148fd2d5 100755
--- a/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-mysql
+++ b/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-backup-mysql
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ bm_start "$(basename $0)"
 # Perform a host-check and establish the remote version in GHE_REMOTE_VERSION.
 ghe_remote_version_required "$GHE_HOSTNAME"
 
-# if we are going to take a binary backup
-is_binary_backup_feature_on(){
-  ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" ghe-config --true "mysql.backup.binary"
-}
-
 export_command="ghe-export-mysql"
 if ! is_binary_backup_feature_on; then
   # binary backup is already compressed
diff --git a/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-restore-mysql b/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-restore-mysql
index 150c93a77..81189f059 100755
--- a/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-restore-mysql
+++ b/share/github-backup-utils/ghe-restore-mysql
@@ -28,20 +28,10 @@ ghe_remote_version_required "$GHE_HOSTNAME"
 # The directory holding the snapshot to restore
 snapshot_dir="$GHE_DATA_DIR/$GHE_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT"
 
-# Check if the backup is binary by looking up the sentinel file 
-is_binary_backup(){
-  test -f $snapshot_dir/mysql-binary-backup-sentinel 
-}
-
-# if mysql.backup.binary feature flag is on
-is_binary_backup_feature_on(){
-  ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" ghe-config --true "mysql.backup.binary"
-}
-
 ssh_config_file_opt=
 if is_binary_backup_feature_on; then
   # Feature "mysql.backup.binary" is on, which means new backup scripts are available
-  if is_binary_backup; then
+  if is_binary_backup "$snapshot_dir"; then
     if $CLUSTER ; then
       ghe_mysql_master=$(ghe-ssh "$GHE_HOSTNAME" ghe-config "cluster.mysql-master")
       if [ -z $ghe_mysql_master ]; then
@@ -59,7 +49,7 @@ if is_binary_backup_feature_on; then
       ghe_mysql_master=$GHE_HOSTNAME
     fi
 
-    # Check if the decompress needed by looking into the sentinel file 
+    # Check if the decompress needed by looking into the sentinel file
     # In 2.19.5 we compress the binary backup twice
     if [ "$(cat $snapshot_dir/mysql-binary-backup-sentinel)" = "NO_ADDITIONAL_COMPRESSION" ]; then
       IMPORT_MYSQL=ghe-import-mysql-xtrabackup
@@ -73,9 +63,9 @@ if is_binary_backup_feature_on; then
     GHE_RESTORE_HOST=$GHE_HOSTNAME
   fi
 else
-  # We do not allow to restore binary backup without "mysql.backup.binary" set 
-  if is_binary_backup; then
-    echo "To restore from a binary backup, you have to set ghe-config \"mysql.backup.binary\" to true" >&2  
+  # We do not allow to restore binary backup without "mysql.backup.binary" set
+  if is_binary_backup "$snapshot_dir"; then
+    echo "To restore from a binary backup, you have to set ghe-config \"mysql.backup.binary\" to true" >&2
     exit 2
   else
     # legacy mode