diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
index 575467b4371..bbfeeb716fa 100644
--- a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
+++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Creates a backup archive of the database and all repositories. This archive will
 The filename will be `[TIMESTAMP]_gitlab_backup.tar`. This timestamp can be used to restore an specific backup.
 
 ```
-bundle exec rake gitlab:app:backup_create
+bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create
 ```
 
 Example output:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Deleting old backups... [SKIPPING]
 ### Restore a previously created backup
 
 ```
-bundle exec rake gitlab:app:backup_restore
+bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:restore
 ```
 
 Options:
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
index 307a6288a24..b7a64394ad0 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 require 'active_record/fixtures'
 
 namespace :gitlab do
-  namespace :app do
+  namespace :backup do
     # Create backup of GitLab system
     desc "GITLAB | Create a backup of the GitLab system"
-    task :backup_create => :environment do
-      Rake::Task["gitlab:app:db_dump"].invoke
-      Rake::Task["gitlab:app:repo_dump"].invoke
+    task :create => :environment do
+      Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:db:create"].invoke
+      Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:repo:create"].invoke
 
       Dir.chdir(Gitlab.config.backup.path)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
 
     # Restore backup of GitLab system
     desc "GITLAB | Restore a previously created backup"
-    task :backup_restore => :environment do
+    task :restore => :environment do
       Dir.chdir(Gitlab.config.backup.path)
 
       # check for existing backups in the backup dir
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       puts "no backups found" if file_list.count == 0
       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:app:backup_restore BACKUP=timestamp_of_backup"
+        puts "rake gitlab:backup:restore BACKUP=timestamp_of_backup"
         exit 1;
       end
 
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ namespace :gitlab do
         exit 1
       end
 
-      Rake::Task["gitlab:app:db_restore"].invoke
-      Rake::Task["gitlab:app:repo_restore"].invoke
+      Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:db:restore"].invoke
+      Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:repo:restore"].invoke
 
       # cleanup: remove tmp files
       print "Deleting tmp directories..."
@@ -110,82 +110,86 @@ namespace :gitlab do
 
     ################################# REPOSITORIES #################################
 
-    task :repo_dump => :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:"
-      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.each do |project|
-        print "- Dumping repository #{project.first}... "
-        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
-        else
-          puts "[FAILED]".red
+    namespace :repo 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:"
+        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.each do |project|
+          print "- Dumping repository #{project.first}... "
+          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
+          else
+            puts "[FAILED]".red
+          end
         end
       end
-    end
 
-    task :repo_restore => :environment do
-      backup_path_repo = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "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.each do |project|
-        print "- Restoring repository #{project.first}... "
-        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 = [
-            "sudo chmod -R g+rwX #{Gitlab.config.gitolite.repos_path}",
-            "sudo chown -R #{Gitlab.config.gitolite.ssh_user}:#{Gitlab.config.gitolite.ssh_user} #{Gitlab.config.gitolite.repos_path}"
-          ]
-          permission_commands.each { |command| Kernel.system(command) }
-          puts "[DONE]".green
-        else
-          puts "[FAILED]".red
+      task :restore => :environment do
+        backup_path_repo = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "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.each do |project|
+          print "- Restoring repository #{project.first}... "
+          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 = [
+              "sudo chmod -R g+rwX #{Gitlab.config.git_base_path}",
+              "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
+          else
+            puts "[FAILED]".red
+          end
         end
       end
     end
 
     ###################################### DB ######################################
 
-    task :db_dump => :environment do
-      backup_path_db = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "db")
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(backup_path_db) unless Dir.exists?(backup_path_db)
+    namespace :db do
+      task :create => :environment 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:"
-      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.tables.each do |tbl|
-        print "- Dumping table #{tbl}... "
-        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|
-            line.delete_if{|k,v| v.blank?}
-            output = {tbl + '_' + count.to_s => line}
-            file << output.to_yaml.gsub(/^---\n/,'') + "\n"
-            count += 1
+        puts "Dumping database tables:"
+        ActiveRecord::Base.connection.tables.each do |tbl|
+          print "- Dumping table #{tbl}... "
+          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|
+              line.delete_if{|k,v| v.blank?}
+              output = {tbl + '_' + count.to_s => line}
+              file << output.to_yaml.gsub(/^---\n/,'') + "\n"
+              count += 1
+            end
+            puts "[DONE]".green
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      task :restore=> :environment do
+        backup_path_db = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "db")
+
+        puts "Restoring database tables:"
+        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}..."
+          if File.size(dir) > 0
+            ActiveRecord::Fixtures.create_fixtures(backup_path_db, fixture_file)
+            puts "[DONE]".green
+          else
+            puts "[SKIPPING]".yellow
           end
-          puts "[DONE]".green
         end
       end
     end
 
-    task :db_restore=> :environment do
-      backup_path_db = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "db")
-
-      puts "Restoring database tables:"
-      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}..."
-        if File.size(dir) > 0
-          ActiveRecord::Fixtures.create_fixtures(backup_path_db, fixture_file)
-          puts "[DONE]".green
-        else
-          puts "[SKIPPING]".yellow
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-  end # namespace end: app
+  end # namespace end: backup
 end # namespace end: gitlab