diff --git a/urbackupclient/RestoreFiles.cpp b/urbackupclient/RestoreFiles.cpp
index ad9684eb..b98ebb55 100644
--- a/urbackupclient/RestoreFiles.cpp
+++ b/urbackupclient/RestoreFiles.cpp
@@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ void RestoreFiles::operator()()
 			return;
 		}
 
+		bool backup_dirs_optional;
 		IndexThread::readPatterns(tgroup, clientsubname, exclude_dirs,
-			include_dirs);
+			include_dirs, backup_dirs_optional);
 
 		std::map<std::string, IFsFile*> open_files;
 		if (restore_flags & restore_flag_open_all_files_first)
diff --git a/urbackupclient/client.cpp b/urbackupclient/client.cpp
index 0bd08582..efaf0a1c 100644
--- a/urbackupclient/client.cpp
+++ b/urbackupclient/client.cpp
@@ -3519,6 +3519,8 @@ std::string IndexThread::sanitizePattern(const std::string &p)
 
 void IndexThread::readPatterns(int index_group, std::string index_clientsubname, std::vector<std::string>& exclude_dirs, std::vector<SIndexInclude>& include_dirs)
 {
+	backup_dirs_optional = false;
+
 	std::string exclude_pattern_key = "exclude_files";
 	std::string include_pattern_key = "include_files";