diff --git a/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/HgService.cs b/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/HgService.cs
index 5ef5929ce..0297df4ef 100644
--- a/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/HgService.cs
+++ b/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/HgService.cs
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ public async Task ResetRepo(string code)
     {
         string timestamp = FileUtils.ToTimestamp(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
         await SoftDeleteRepo(code, $"{timestamp}__reset");
+        await InitRepo(code); // we don't want 404s
     }
 
     public async Task FinishReset(string code, Stream zipFile)
     {
         using var archive = new ZipArchive(zipFile, ZipArchiveMode.Read);
+        await DeleteRepo(code);
         var repoPath = Path.Combine(_options.Value.RepoPath, code);
         Directory.CreateDirectory(repoPath);
         archive.ExtractToDirectory(repoPath);
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ public async Task FinishReset(string code, Stream zipFile)
         if (hgFolder is null)
         {
             await DeleteRepo(code);
+            await InitRepo(code); // we don't want 404s
             //not sure if this is the best way to handle this, might need to catch it further up to expose the error properly to tus
             throw ProjectResetException.ZipMissingHgFolder();
         }
diff --git a/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs b/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs
index 315993cdf..4a2944980 100644
--- a/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs
+++ b/backend/LexBoxApi/Services/ProjectService.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public async Task FinishReset(string code, Stream zipFile)
         if (project.ResetStatus != ResetStatus.InProgress) throw ProjectResetException.NotReadyForUpload(code);
         await _hgService.FinishReset(code, zipFile);
         project.ResetStatus = ResetStatus.None;
+        project.LastCommit = await _hgService.GetLastCommitTimeFromHg(project.Code, project.MigrationStatus);
         await _dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/app.postcss b/frontend/src/lib/app.postcss
index 2b56d5d9c..fd4883fa6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/app.postcss
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/app.postcss
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ table tr:nth-last-child(-n + 2) .dropdown {
 }
 
 .file-input {
+    /* some make-up for what looks like a Chrome rendering bug */
     border-width: 2px;
 }
-
-.hide-modal-actions .modal-action {
-    display: none !important;
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/Badges/Badge.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/Badges/Badge.svelte
index acc0c6443..51758f742 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/Badges/Badge.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/Badges/Badge.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts" context="module">
   // Add more as necessary. Should be as limited as possible to maximize consistency. https://daisyui.com/components/badge/
-  export type BadgeVariant = 'badge-neutral' | 'badge-info' | 'badge-primary';
+  export type BadgeVariant = 'badge-neutral' | 'badge-info' | 'badge-primary' | 'badge-warning';
   export type BadgeSize = 'badge-lg' | 'badge-md';
   export function badgePadding(size: BadgeSize): string {
     return size === 'badge-lg' ? 'p-4' : 'py-2 px-2';
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TusUpload.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/TusUpload.svelte
index 4a7912a06..643675b4c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TusUpload.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TusUpload.svelte
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   export let accept: string;
   export let uploadLabel: string = $t('tus.upload');
   export let inputLabel: string = $t('tus.select_file');
+  export let inputDescription: string | undefined = undefined;
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{
     uploadComplete: { upload: Upload }
   }>();
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
     let inputElement = e.target as HTMLInputElement;
     if (!inputElement.files?.length) return;
     let file = inputElement.files[0];
+    console.log(file);
     if (accept === 'application/zip' && !file.name.endsWith('.zip')) {
       fileError = $t('tus.zip_only');
       return;
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@
 
 <div class="space-y-4">
   <form>
-    <FormField label={inputLabel} id="tus-upload" error={fileError}>
+    <FormField label={inputLabel} id="tus-upload" error={fileError} description={inputDescription}>
       <input id="tus-upload"
              type="file"
              {accept}
@@ -131,10 +133,12 @@
     </FormField>
     <FormError {error}/>
   </form>
-  <p>{$t('tus.status', {status})}</p>
-  <progress class="progress progress-success" class:progress-error={error} value={percent} max="100"/>
 </div>
 
-<div class="mt-6">
+<div class="mt-6 flex items-center gap-6">
   <Button style="btn-success" disabled={status > UploadStatus.Ready} on:click={startUpload}>{uploadLabel}</Button>
+  <div class="flex-1">
+    <p class="label label-text py-0">Upload progress</p>
+    <progress class="progress progress-success" class:progress-error={error} value={percent} max="100"/>
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/modals/ConfirmDeleteModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/modals/ConfirmDeleteModal.svelte
index 520ef9210..36b79f128 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/modals/ConfirmDeleteModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/modals/ConfirmDeleteModal.svelte
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
   import Input from '$lib/forms/Input.svelte';
-  import { tScoped, type I18nShapeKey } from '$lib/i18n';
+  import { tTypeScoped, type I18nShapeKey } from '$lib/i18n';
   import { z } from 'zod';
   import { FormModal } from '$lib/components/modals';
   import type { FormModalResult, FormSubmitCallback } from '$lib/components/modals/FormModal.svelte';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     return await deletionFormModal.open(onSubmit);
   }
 
-  $: t = tScoped<DeleteModalI18nShape>(i18nScope);
+  $: t = tTypeScoped<DeleteModalI18nShape>(i18nScope);
 
   const verify = z.object({
     keyphrase: z.string().refine((value) => value.match(`^${$t('enter_to_delete.value')}$`)),
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/i18n/index.ts b/frontend/src/lib/i18n/index.ts
index 83d764924..fb638e328 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/i18n/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type I18n from '../i18n/locales/en.json';
 import { derived, type Readable } from 'svelte/store';
 // @ts-ignore there's an error here because this is a synthetic path
 import en from '$locales/en';
+import type { Get } from 'type-fest';
 
 export async function loadI18n(): Promise<void> {
   addMessages('en', en);
@@ -32,10 +33,17 @@ export default t;
 
 export type Translater = StoreType<typeof t>;
 
-export function tScoped<Shape extends object>(scope: I18nShapeKey<Shape>): Readable<(key: DeepPathsToString<Shape>, values?: InterpolationValues) => string> {
+export function tScoped<Scope extends I18nScope>(scope: Scope): Readable<(key: DeepPathsToString<I18nShape<Scope>>, values?: InterpolationValues) => string> {
+  // I can't quite figure out why this needs to be cast
+  return tTypeScoped<I18nShape<Scope>>(scope as I18nShapeKey<I18nShape<Scope>>);
+}
+
+export function tTypeScoped<Shape extends object>(scope: I18nShapeKey<Shape>): Readable<(key: DeepPathsToString<Shape>, values?: InterpolationValues) => string> {
   return derived(t, tFunc => (key: DeepPathsToString<Shape>, values?: InterpolationValues) =>
     tFunc(`${String(scope)}.${String(key)}`, values));
 }
 
 type I18nKey = DeepPaths<typeof I18n>;
+type I18nScope = DeepPathsToType<typeof I18n, I18nKey, object>;
+type I18nShape<Scope extends I18nScope> = Get<typeof I18n, Scope>;
 export type I18nShapeKey<Shape> = DeepPathsToType<typeof I18n, I18nKey, Shape>;
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
index 209990439..61595c6cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -160,21 +160,24 @@ the [Linguistics Institute at Payap University](https://li.payap.ac.th/) in Chia
       "title": "Choose role for {name}"
     },
     "reset_project_modal": {
-      "title": "Reset project",
+      "title": "Reset project {code}",
       "submit": "Reset project",
       "close": "Close",
+      "i_have_working_backup": "I have a working backup",
       "next": "Next",
-      "download_button": "Download backup file",
-      "confirm_downloaded": "I confirm that I have downloaded the backup file and verified that it works. I am ready to completely reset the repository history.",
+      "back": "Back",
+      "download_button": "Download project backup",
+      "confirm_downloaded": "I confirm that I have downloaded a backup of the project and verified that it works. I am ready to completely reset/delete the contents of the project repository.",
       "confirm_downloaded_error": "Please check the box to confirm you have downloaded the backup file",
       "confirm_project_code": "Enter project code to confirm reset",
       "confirm_project_code_error": "Please type the project code to confirm reset",
       "reset_project_notification": "Successfully reset project {code}",
       "upload_project": "Upload Project",
-      "select_zip": "Project zip file, should only contain the .hg folder at the root",
-      "download_step": "Download",
+      "select_zip": "Project zip file",
+      "should_only_contain_hg": "Should only contain the .hg folder at the root",
+      "backup_step": "Backup",
       "reset_step": "Reset",
-      "upload_step": "Upload",
+      "restore_step": "Restore",
       "finished_step": "Finished",
     },
     "notifications": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/type.utils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/type.utils.ts
index b1684cb2b..8914a7710 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/type.utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/type.utils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import type { Readable } from 'svelte/store';
  */
 type OmitNever<T> = { [K in keyof T as IfNever<T[K], never, K>]: T[K] };
 
+type OrIfNever<T, N> = IfNever<T, N, T>;
+
 /**
  * Creates a union of all possible deep paths / nested keys (e.g. `obj.nestedObj.prop`) of an object
  */
@@ -20,9 +22,9 @@ export type DeepPaths<ObjectType extends object> =
 /**
  * Create a union of all possible deep paths of an object who's value fulfill `Condition`
  */
-export type DeepPathsToType<Base, Path extends string, Type> = keyof OmitNever<{
+export type DeepPathsToType<Base, Path extends string, Type> = OrIfNever<keyof OmitNever<{
   [Property in Path]: Get<Base, Property> extends Type ? Property : never;
-}>;
+}>, Readonly<`No paths match type:`> | Type>;
 
 /**
  * Create a union of all possible deep paths of an object who's value type is `string`
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte
index 8fbc837a0..372faff84 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@
           </button>
           <AdminContent>
               <button class="btn btn-accent" on:click={() => resetProject()}>
-                {$t('project_page.reset_project_modal.title')}<CircleArrowIcon />
+                {$t('project_page.reset_project_modal.submit')}<CircleArrowIcon />
               </button>
-            <ResetProjectModal bind:this={resetProjectModal} i18nScope="project_page.reset_project_modal" />
+            <ResetProjectModal bind:this={resetProjectModal} />
           </AdminContent>
         </MoreSettings>
       {/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.ts
index 9c21d0d87..10fcbf77a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.ts
@@ -191,5 +191,10 @@ export async function _refreshProjectStatus(projectCode: string): Promise<void>
                 migrationStatus
             }
         }
-    `), { projectCode }, {requestPolicy: 'network-only'});
+    `), { projectCode }, { requestPolicy: 'network-only' });
+
+  if (result.error) {
+    // this should be meaningless, but just in case and it makes the linter happy
+    throw result.error;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/ResetProjectModal.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/ResetProjectModal.svelte
index 9f0b7740a..6a625e33e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/ResetProjectModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/ResetProjectModal.svelte
@@ -1,30 +1,7 @@
-<script context="module" lang="ts">
-    export type ResetProjectModalI18nShape = {
-        title: string,
-        submit: string,
-        close: string,
-        next: string,
-        /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
-        download_button: string,
-        confirm_downloaded: string,
-        confirm_downloaded_error: string,
-        confirm_project_code: string,
-        confirm_project_code_error: string,
-        reset_project_notification: string,
-        upload_project: string,
-        select_zip: string,
-        download_step: string,
-        reset_step: string,
-        upload_step: string,
-        finished_step: string,
-        /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
-    };
-</script>
-
 <script lang="ts">
     import Input from '$lib/forms/Input.svelte';
     import Checkbox from '$lib/forms/Checkbox.svelte';
-    import {tScoped, type I18nShapeKey} from '$lib/i18n';
+    import {tScoped} from '$lib/i18n';
     import {z} from 'zod';
     import {CircleArrowIcon} from '$lib/icons';
     import Modal from '$lib/components/modals/Modal.svelte';
@@ -47,7 +24,9 @@
         currentStep++;
     }
 
-    export let i18nScope: I18nShapeKey<ResetProjectModalI18nShape>;
+    function previousStep(): void {
+        currentStep--;
+    }
 
     let code: string;
     let modal: Modal;
@@ -61,7 +40,7 @@
         return currentStep == ResetSteps.Finished;
     }
 
-    $: t = tScoped<ResetProjectModalI18nShape>(i18nScope);
+    const t = tScoped('project_page.reset_project_modal');
 
     let verify = z.object({
         confirmProjectCode: z.string().refine((value) => value === code, () => ({message: $t('confirm_project_code_error')})),
@@ -93,23 +72,23 @@
 
 <div class="reset-modal contents" class:hide-modal-actions={currentStep === ResetSteps.Upload}>
     <Modal bind:this={modal} on:close={onClose} showCloseButton={false}>
-        <h2 class="text-xl mb-4">{$t('title')}</h2>
+        <h2 class="text-xl mb-4">{$t('title', { code })}</h2>
         <ul class="steps w-full mb-2">
-            <li class="step step-primary">{$t('download_step')}</li>
+            <li class="step step-primary">{$t('backup_step')}</li>
             <li class="step" class:step-primary={currentStep >= ResetSteps.Reset}>{$t('reset_step')}</li>
-            <li class="step" class:step-primary={currentStep >= ResetSteps.Upload}>{$t('upload_step')}</li>
+            <li class="step" class:step-primary={currentStep >= ResetSteps.Upload}>{$t('restore_step')}</li>
             <li class="step" class:step-primary={currentStep >= ResetSteps.Finished}>{$t('finished_step')}</li>
         </ul>
 
-        {#if currentStep === ResetSteps.Download}
-            <div class="form-control">
-                <a rel="external" href="/api/project/backupProject/{code}"
-                   class="btn btn-success w-96" download>
-                    {$t('download_button')}
-                    <span class="i-mdi-download text-2xl"/>
-                </a>
-            </div>
+        <div class="divider my-2" />
 
+        {#if currentStep === ResetSteps.Download}
+            <p class="mb-2 label">First, download a backup of the project that you can use to restore it in step 3:</p>
+            <a rel="external" href="/api/project/backupProject/{code}"
+                class="btn btn-success" download>
+                {$t('download_button')}
+                <span class="i-mdi-download text-2xl"/>
+            </a>
         {:else if currentStep === ResetSteps.Reset}
             <Form id="reset-form" {enhance}>
                 <Checkbox
@@ -127,9 +106,13 @@
             </Form>
 
         {:else if currentStep === ResetSteps.Upload}
+            <div class="label">
+              The project repository was successfully reset. Now upload a zip file to restore it:
+            </div>
             <TusUpload endpoint={'/api/project/upload-zip/' + code}
                        uploadLabel={$t('upload_project')}
                        inputLabel={$t('select_zip')}
+                       inputDescription={$t('should_only_contain_hg')}
                        accept="application/zip"
                        on:uploadComplete={uploadComplete}/>
         {:else if currentStep === ResetSteps.Finished}
@@ -139,10 +122,18 @@
         {:else}
             <span>Unknown step</span>
         {/if}
+        <svelte:fragment slot="extraActions">
+          {#if currentStep === ResetSteps.Reset}
+            <button class="btn btn-secondary" on:click={previousStep}>
+              <span class="i-mdi-chevron-left text-2xl"/>
+                {$t('back')}
+            </button>
+          {/if}
+        </svelte:fragment>
         <svelte:fragment slot="actions">
             {#if currentStep === ResetSteps.Download}
                 <button class="btn btn-primary" on:click={nextStep}>
-                    {$t('next')}
+                    {$t('i_have_working_backup')}
                     <span class="i-mdi-chevron-right text-2xl"/>
                 </button>
             {:else if currentStep === ResetSteps.Reset}
@@ -158,3 +149,9 @@
         </svelte:fragment>
     </Modal>
 </div>
+
+<style>
+  :global(.hide-modal-actions .modal-action) {
+      display: none !important;
+  }
+</style>