diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
index 44da6d671e0..3595ba222a2 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace :gitlab do
     # Create backup of GitLab system
     desc "GITLAB | Create a backup of the GitLab system"
     task :create => :environment do
+      warn_user_is_not_gitlab
+
       Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:db:create"].invoke
       Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:repo:create"].invoke
 
@@ -22,23 +24,23 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       end
 
       # create archive
-      print "Creating backup archive: #{Time.now.to_i}_gitlab_backup.tar "
+      print "Creating backup archive: #{Time.now.to_i}_gitlab_backup.tar ... "
       if Kernel.system("tar -cf #{Time.now.to_i}_gitlab_backup.tar repositories/ db/ backup_information.yml")
-        puts "[DONE]".green
+        puts "done".green
       else
-        puts "[FAILED]".red
+        puts "failed".red
       end
 
       # cleanup: remove tmp files
-      print "Deleting tmp directories..."
+      print "Deleting tmp directories ... "
       if Kernel.system("rm -rf repositories/ db/ backup_information.yml")
-        puts "[DONE]".green
+        puts "done".green
       else
-        puts "[FAILED]".red
+        puts "failed".red
       end
 
       # delete backups
-      print "Deleting old backups... "
+      print "Deleting old backups ... "
       if Gitlab.config.backup.keep_time > 0
         file_list = Dir.glob("*_gitlab_backup.tar").map { |f| f.split(/_/).first.to_i }
         file_list.sort.each do |timestamp|
@@ -46,15 +48,17 @@ namespace :gitlab do
             %x{rm #{timestamp}_gitlab_backup.tar}
           end
         end
-        puts "[DONE]".green
+        puts "done".green
       else
-        puts "[SKIPPING]".yellow
+        puts "skipping".yellow
       end
     end
 
     # Restore backup of GitLab system
     desc "GITLAB | Restore a previously created backup"
     task :restore => :environment do
+      warn_user_is_not_gitlab
+
       Dir.chdir(Gitlab.config.backup.path)
 
       # check for existing backups in the backup dir
@@ -63,22 +67,22 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       if file_list.count > 1 && ENV["BACKUP"].nil?
         puts "Found more than one backup, please specify which one you want to restore:"
         puts "rake gitlab:backup:restore BACKUP=timestamp_of_backup"
-        exit 1;
+        exit 1
       end
 
       tar_file = ENV["BACKUP"].nil? ? File.join("#{file_list.first}_gitlab_backup.tar") : File.join(ENV["BACKUP"] + "_gitlab_backup.tar")
 
       unless File.exists?(tar_file)
         puts "The specified backup doesn't exist!"
-        exit 1;
+        exit 1
       end
 
-      print "Unpacking backup... "
+      print "Unpacking backup ... "
       unless Kernel.system("tar -xf #{tar_file}")
-        puts "[FAILED]".red
+        puts "failed".red
         exit 1
       else
-        puts "[DONE]".green
+        puts "done".green
       end
 
       settings = YAML.load_file("backup_information.yml")
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
 
       # restoring mismatching backups can lead to unexpected problems
       if settings[:gitlab_version] != %x{git rev-parse HEAD}.gsub(/\n/,"")
-        puts "gitlab_version mismatch:".red
+        puts "GitLab version mismatch:".red
         puts "  Your current HEAD differs from the HEAD in the backup!".red
         puts "  Please switch to the following revision and try again:".red
         puts "  revision: #{settings[:gitlab_version]}".red
@@ -97,11 +101,11 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:repo:restore"].invoke
 
       # cleanup: remove tmp files
-      print "Deleting tmp directories..."
+      print "Deleting tmp directories ... "
       if Kernel.system("rm -rf repositories/ db/ backup_information.yml")
-        puts "[DONE]".green
+        puts "done".green
       else
-        puts "[FAILED]".red
+        puts "failed".red
       end
     end
 
@@ -114,26 +118,26 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       task :create => :environment do
         backup_path_repo = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "repositories")
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(backup_path_repo) until Dir.exists?(backup_path_repo)
-        puts "Dumping repositories:"
+        puts "Dumping repositories ..."
         project = Project.all.map { |n| [n.path, n.path_to_repo] }
         project << ["gitolite-admin.git", File.join(Gitlab.config.git_base_path, "gitolite-admin.git")]
         project.each do |project|
-          print "- Dumping repository #{project.first}... "
+          print "#{project.first.yellow} ... "
           if Kernel.system("cd #{project.second} > /dev/null 2>&1 && git bundle create #{backup_path_repo}/#{project.first}.bundle --all > /dev/null 2>&1")
-            puts "[DONE]".green
+            puts "done".green
           else
-            puts "[FAILED]".red
+            puts "failed".red
           end
         end
       end
 
       task :restore => :environment do
         backup_path_repo = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "repositories")
-        puts "Restoring repositories:"
+        puts "Restoring repositories ... "
         project = Project.all.map { |n| [n.path, n.path_to_repo] }
-        project << ["gitolite-admin.git", File.join(File.dirname(project.first.second), "gitolite-admin.git")]
+        project << ["gitolite-admin.git", File.join(Gitlab.config.git_base_path, "gitolite-admin.git")]
         project.each do |project|
-          print "- Restoring repository #{project.first}... "
+          print "#{project.first.yellow} ... "
           FileUtils.rm_rf(project.second) if File.dirname(project.second) # delete old stuff
           if Kernel.system("cd #{File.dirname(project.second)} > /dev/null 2>&1 && git clone --bare #{backup_path_repo}/#{project.first}.bundle #{project.first}.git > /dev/null 2>&1")
             permission_commands = [
@@ -141,9 +145,9 @@ namespace :gitlab do
               "sudo chown -R #{Gitlab.config.ssh_user}:#{Gitlab.config.ssh_user} #{Gitlab.config.git_base_path}"
             ]
             permission_commands.each { |command| Kernel.system(command) }
-            puts "[DONE]".green
+            puts "done".green
           else
-            puts "[FAILED]".red
+            puts "failed".red
           end
         end
       end
@@ -156,9 +160,9 @@ namespace :gitlab do
         backup_path_db = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "db")
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(backup_path_db) unless Dir.exists?(backup_path_db)
 
-        puts "Dumping database tables:"
+        puts "Dumping database tables ... "
         ActiveRecord::Base.connection.tables.each do |tbl|
-          print "- Dumping table #{tbl}... "
+          print "#{tbl.yellow} ... "
           count = 1
           File.open(File.join(backup_path_db, tbl + ".yml"), "w+") do |file|
             ActiveRecord::Base.connection.select_all("SELECT * FROM `#{tbl}`").each do |line|
@@ -167,25 +171,25 @@ namespace :gitlab do
               file << output.to_yaml.gsub(/^---\n/,'') + "\n"
               count += 1
             end
-            puts "[DONE]".green
+            puts "done".green
           end
         end
       end
 
-      task :restore=> :environment do
+      task :restore => :environment do
         backup_path_db = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "db")
 
-        puts "Restoring database tables:"
+        puts "Restoring database tables (loading fixtures) ... "
         Rake::Task["db:reset"].invoke
 
         Dir.glob(File.join(backup_path_db, "*.yml") ).each do |dir|
           fixture_file = File.basename(dir, ".*" )
-          print "- Loading fixture #{fixture_file}..."
+          print "#{fixture_file.yellow} ... "
           if File.size(dir) > 0
             ActiveRecord::Fixtures.create_fixtures(backup_path_db, fixture_file)
-            puts "[DONE]".green
+            puts "done".green
           else
-            puts "[SKIPPING]".yellow
+            puts "skipping".yellow
           end
         end
       end