diff --git a/containers/AACT_Reloader/.gitattributes b/containers/AACT_Reloader/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a20c5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/AACT_Reloader/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+backup/2023-09-06_aactdb_with_matches.sql.gz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/containers/AACT_Reloader/StartRestoreContainer.sh b/containers/AACT_Reloader/StartRestoreContainer.sh
index d495fbf..e647c84 100755
--- a/containers/AACT_Reloader/StartRestoreContainer.sh
+++ b/containers/AACT_Reloader/StartRestoreContainer.sh
@@ -3,21 +3,37 @@
 RESTORE_DUMP_GZ=2023-09-06_aactdb_with_matches.sql.gz
 POSTGRES_USER=root
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=root
+POSTGRES_DB=aact_db
 
 #start container
 podman run \
     -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" \
     -e POSTGRES_USER="${POSTGRES_USER}" \
-    -e POSTGRES_DB=aact_db \
-    --name aact_db \
-    --detatch \
+    -e POSTGRES_DB="${POSTGRES_DB}" \
+    --name "${POSTGRES_DB}" \
+    --detach \
     --shm-size=512mb \
-    --volume ${RESTORE_DUMP_GZ}:/backup/${RESTORE_DUMP_GZ} \
-    --ports 5432:5432\
+    --volume ./backup/:/backup/ \
+    -p 5432:5432\
     postgres:14-alpine
 
 
+sleep 10
 
-#execute within container
-podman exec aact_db \
-    "gzip --keep --stdout --decompress /backup/2023-09-06_aactdb_with_matches.sql.gz | psql -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"
+# Function to check if PostgreSQL is ready
+function check_postgres {
+  podman exec -i "${POSTGRES_DB}" psql -h localhost -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -c '\q' > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Wait for PostgreSQL to be ready
+until check_postgres; do
+  echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL to be ready..."
+  sleep 4
+done
+
+echo "PostgreSQL is ready. Restoring the database..."
+
+# Decompress the dump file and restore it to the database
+podman exec -i "${POSTGRES_DB}" sh -c "gunzip -c /backup/${RESTORE_DUMP_GZ} | psql -h localhost -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB}"
+
+echo "Database restoration complete."
diff --git a/containers/AACT_Reloader/2023-09-06_aactdb_with_matches.sql.gz b/containers/AACT_Reloader/backup/2023-09-06_aactdb_with_matches.sql.gz
similarity index 100%
rename from containers/AACT_Reloader/2023-09-06_aactdb_with_matches.sql.gz
rename to containers/AACT_Reloader/backup/2023-09-06_aactdb_with_matches.sql.gz