diff --git a/internal/backup/strategy/kopia/strategy.go b/internal/backup/strategy/kopia/strategy.go
index 87e2013..39e3915 100644
--- a/internal/backup/strategy/kopia/strategy.go
+++ b/internal/backup/strategy/kopia/strategy.go
@@ -348,22 +348,17 @@ func (s *Strategy) DownloadBackup(ctx context.Context, backupID string, serviceN
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to repository: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Create temporary directories for restore and ZIP creation
+	// Create a single temporary directory for restore and ZIP creation
+	// Note: We're not creating a nested "restore" subdirectory anymore
 	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "backea-download-*")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	restoreDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "restore")
 	zipFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, "backup.zip")
 
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(restoreDir, 0755); err != nil {
-		os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create restore directory: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Restore the snapshot to the temporary directory using the proper snapshot ID
-	log.Printf("Restoring snapshot %s to temporary directory %s", backupID, restoreDir)
+	// Restore the snapshot directly to the temporary directory
+	log.Printf("Restoring snapshot %s to temporary directory %s", backupID, tempDir)
 
 	restoreCmd := exec.CommandContext(
 		ctx,
@@ -372,7 +367,7 @@ func (s *Strategy) DownloadBackup(ctx context.Context, backupID string, serviceN
 		"snapshot",
 		"restore",
 		backupID,
-		restoreDir,
+		tempDir, // Restore directly to tempDir instead of a subdirectory
 	)
 
 	restoreOutput, err := restoreCmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -397,10 +392,17 @@ func (s *Strategy) DownloadBackup(ctx context.Context, backupID string, serviceN
 	archive := zip.NewWriter(zipWriter)
 	defer archive.Close()
 
-	// Walk the restore directory and add files to ZIP
-	err = filepath.Walk(restoreDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+	// Walk the restore directory and add files to ZIP with error handling
+	err = filepath.Walk(tempDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		// Handle errors accessing files/directories
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			log.Printf("Warning: Error accessing path %s: %v", path, err)
+			return nil // Skip this file but continue walking
+		}
+
+		// Skip the zip file itself to avoid recursion
+		if path == zipFile {
+			return nil
 		}
 
 		// Skip directories, we only want to add files
@@ -411,13 +413,15 @@ func (s *Strategy) DownloadBackup(ctx context.Context, backupID string, serviceN
 		// Create ZIP header
 		header, err := zip.FileInfoHeader(info)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			log.Printf("Warning: Couldn't create header for %s: %v", path, err)
+			return nil // Skip this file but continue walking
 		}
 
-		// Make the path relative to the restore directory
-		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(restoreDir, path)
+		// Make the path relative to the temp directory
+		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(tempDir, path)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			log.Printf("Warning: Couldn't get relative path for %s: %v", path, err)
+			return nil // Skip this file but continue walking
 		}
 
 		// Set the name in the archive to the relative path
@@ -426,30 +430,36 @@ func (s *Strategy) DownloadBackup(ctx context.Context, backupID string, serviceN
 		// Create the file in the ZIP
 		writer, err := archive.CreateHeader(header)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			log.Printf("Warning: Couldn't create zip entry for %s: %v", path, err)
+			return nil // Skip this file but continue walking
 		}
 
 		// Open the file
 		file, err := os.Open(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			log.Printf("Warning: Couldn't open file %s: %v", path, err)
+			return nil // Skip this file but continue walking
 		}
 		defer file.Close()
 
 		// Copy the file content to the ZIP
 		_, err = io.Copy(writer, file)
-		return err
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Warning: Error copying content from %s: %v", path, err)
+		}
+		return nil // Continue to next file regardless of error
 	})
 
-	// Close the ZIP writer
+	// Even if we had some file errors, don't fail the whole process
+	// as long as we created the zip file
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Some files may have been skipped during zip creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Close the ZIP writer before opening it for reading
 	archive.Close()
 	zipWriter.Close()
 
-	if err != nil {
-		os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create zip archive: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	// Open the ZIP file for reading
 	zipReader, err := os.Open(zipFile)
 	if err != nil {