diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
index 094b9f328..348109fc1 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
             IsConfigured = false;
         }
 
-        protected virtual void SaveConfig()
+        public virtual void SaveConfig()
         {
             indexerService.SaveConfig(this as IIndexer, configData.ToJson(protectionService, forDisplay: false));
         }
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/IIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
index 857fd264e..54e97a585 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
 
         // Called on startup when initializing indexers from saved configuration
         void LoadFromSavedConfiguration(JToken jsonConfig);
+        void SaveConfig();
 
         Task<IEnumerable<ReleaseInfo>> PerformQuery(TorznabQuery query);
 
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Services/IndexerManagerService.cs b/src/Jackett/Services/IndexerManagerService.cs
index 5e7cccaa9..a7ca5a592 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Services/IndexerManagerService.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Services/IndexerManagerService.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,27 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    logger.Error(ex, "Failed loading configuration for {0}, you must reconfigure this indexer", idx.DisplayName);
+                    logger.Error(ex, "Failed loading configuration for {0}, trying backup", idx.DisplayName);
+                    var configFilePathBak = configFilePath + ".bak";
+                    if (File.Exists(configFilePathBak))
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            var fileStrBak = File.ReadAllText(configFilePathBak);
+                            var jsonStringBak = JToken.Parse(fileStrBak);
+                            idx.LoadFromSavedConfiguration(jsonStringBak);
+                            logger.Info("Successfully loaded backup config for {0}", idx.DisplayName);
+                            idx.SaveConfig();
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception exbak)
+                        {
+                            logger.Error(exbak, "Failed loading backup configuration for {0}, you must reconfigure this indexer", idx.DisplayName);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        logger.Error(ex, "Failed loading backup configuration for {0} (no backup available), you must reconfigure this indexer", idx.DisplayName);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }