diff --git a/lambda/backup-verification/app.py b/lambda/backup-verification/app.py
index 2dec9aa..4935e03 100644
--- a/lambda/backup-verification/app.py
+++ b/lambda/backup-verification/app.py
@@ -124,11 +124,12 @@ def _restore_test():
                     names = tf.getnames()
                     results.append({"pass": True, "msg": f"Restore test: Archive OK — {len(names)} entries"})
 
-                    db_entries = [n for n in names if n.endswith(".sqlite3") or n.endswith(".sql")]
-                    if db_entries:
+                    sqlite_entries = [n for n in names if n.endswith(".sqlite3")]
+                    sql_entries = [n for n in names if n.endswith(".sql")]
+                    if sqlite_entries:
                         import sqlite3 as sqlite_mod
-                        tf.extract(db_entries[0], path=tmpdir, filter="data")
-                        db_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, db_entries[0])
+                        tf.extract(sqlite_entries[0], path=tmpdir, filter="data")
+                        db_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, sqlite_entries[0])
                         conn = sqlite_mod.connect(db_path)
                         result = conn.execute("PRAGMA integrity_check").fetchone()
                         conn.close()
@@ -136,8 +137,26 @@ def _restore_test():
                             results.append({"pass": True, "msg": "Restore test: SQLite integrity OK"})
                         else:
                             results.append({"pass": False, "msg": f"Restore test: SQLite integrity FAILED — {result[0]}"})
+                    elif sql_entries:
+                        import sqlite3 as sqlite_mod
+                        tf.extract(sql_entries[0], path=tmpdir, filter="data")
+                        sql_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, sql_entries[0])
+                        with open(sql_path, "r") as f:
+                            sql_text = f.read()
+                        if len(sql_text) < 100:
+                            results.append({"pass": False, "msg": f"Restore test: SQL dump suspiciously small ({len(sql_text)} bytes)"})
+                        else:
+                            db_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "restore-test.db")
+                            conn = sqlite_mod.connect(db_path)
+                            conn.executescript(sql_text)
+                            result = conn.execute("PRAGMA integrity_check").fetchone()
+                            conn.close()
+                            if result[0] == "ok":
+                                results.append({"pass": True, "msg": "Restore test: SQL dump import + integrity OK"})
+                            else:
+                                results.append({"pass": False, "msg": f"Restore test: Integrity FAILED after SQL import — {result[0]}"})
                     else:
-                        results.append({"pass": False, "msg": "Restore test: No SQLite DB file found in archive"})
+                        results.append({"pass": False, "msg": "Restore test: No database file found in archive"})
             except tarfile.TarError as e:
                 results.append({"pass": False, "msg": f"Restore test: Archive extraction FAILED — {e}"})
     except Exception as e: