diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go
index ad6ff7df23..3ea6572442 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go
@@ -692,7 +692,15 @@ func getAbsFileRemoteUrl(u *url.URL, fs filesys2.Filesys) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	exists, isDir := fs.Exists(urlStr)
-	if exists && !isDir {
+
+	if !exists {
+		// TODO: very odd that GetAbsRemoteUrl will create a directory if it doesn't exist.
+		//  This concern should be separated
+		err = fs.MkDirs(urlStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory '%s': %w", urlStr, err)
+		}
+	} else if !isDir {
 		return "", filesys2.ErrIsFile
 	}
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/system-tables.bats b/integration-tests/bats/system-tables.bats
index bd564f1363..f6546fbb93 100644
--- a/integration-tests/bats/system-tables.bats
+++ b/integration-tests/bats/system-tables.bats
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ SQL
     run dolt sql -q "select synopsis from dolt_help where name='dolt_backup'"
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
     [[ "$output" =~ "dolt backup [-v | --verbose]" ]] || false
-    [[ "$output" =~ "dolt backup restore [--force] <url> <name>" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "restore [--aws-region <region>] [--aws-creds-type <creds-type>] [--aws-creds-file <file>] [--aws-creds-profile <profile>] [--force] <url> <name>" ]] || false
 
     run dolt sql -q "select short_description from dolt_help where name='dolt_commit'"
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]