diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/armada-helm/tasks/main.yml b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/armada-helm/tasks/main.yml
index d942c0c7a..aae6ab60f 100644
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/armada-helm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/armada-helm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@
         register: nginx_webhook_service
         ignore_errors: true
 
+      - name: If on system restore mode, kill ingress validating webhook pod so it can be recreated
+        shell: >-
+          kubectl delete pod -n kube-system
+          -l $(kubectl get service -n kube-system {{ nginx_webhook_service.stdout }}
+          -o jsonpath="{.spec.selector}" | tr -d "{}\"" | tr ":" "=")
+        when: mode == 'restore' and armada_check.rc == 0 and nginx_webhook_service.rc == 0
+
       - name: Check ingress validating webhook service and pod status
         shell: >-
           kubectl wait pod -n kube-system