diff --git a/confluent_server/bin/confluentdbutil b/confluent_server/bin/confluentdbutil
index e5acb419..cce5a371 100755
--- a/confluent_server/bin/confluentdbutil
+++ b/confluent_server/bin/confluentdbutil
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ if args[0] == 'restore':
     if pid is not None:
         print("Confluent is running, must shut down to restore db")
         sys.exit(1)
-    cfm.restore_db_from_directory(dumpdir, options.password)
+    try:
+        cfm.restore_db_from_directory(dumpdir, options.password)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(str(e))
+        sys.exit(1)
 elif args[0] == 'dump':
     if options.password is None and not (options.unprotected or options.redact):
         print("Must indicate a password to protect or -u to opt opt of "
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
index 1463ac26..0f4a91e0 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
@@ -1560,6 +1560,13 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
             tmpconfig[confarea] = {}
             for element in dumpdata[confarea]:
                 newelement = copy.deepcopy(dumpdata[confarea][element])
+                try:
+                    noderange._parser.parseString(
+                        '({0})'.format(element)).asList()
+                except noderange.pp.ParseException as pe:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        '"{0}" is not a supported name, it must be renamed or '
+                        'removed from backup to restore'.format(element))
                 for attribute in dumpdata[confarea][element]:
                     if newelement[attribute] == '*REDACTED*':
                         raise Exception(