diff --git a/changelog/new.txt b/changelog/new.txt
index cf290f1..a46dd52 100644
--- a/changelog/new.txt
+++ b/changelog/new.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Breaking changes:
 - Backing up multiple sources on the command line now results in one instead of several snapshots.
 
 Bugs fixed:
+- `restore` command  did not restore empty files. This is fixed.
 - `config` command did save the config file compressed which violates the repo design. This is fixed.
 
 New features:
diff --git a/src/commands/restore.rs b/src/commands/restore.rs
index 3feca9a..b4fb435 100644
--- a/src/commands/restore.rs
+++ b/src/commands/restore.rs
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ impl FileInfos {
 
         match (has_unmatched, open_file.is_some()) {
             (true, true) => Ok(AddFileResult::Modify(file_pos)),
-            (true, false) => Ok(AddFileResult::New(file_pos)),
-            (false, _) => Ok(AddFileResult::Verified),
+            (false, true) => Ok(AddFileResult::Verified),
+            (_, false) => Ok(AddFileResult::New(file_pos)),
         }
     }