diff --git a/test/bash/resurrect.sh b/test/bash/resurrect.sh
index f25d5325..b37abf58 100644
--- a/test/bash/resurrect.sh
+++ b/test/bash/resurrect.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,23 @@ cd $file_path
 
 $pm2 start echo.js -i 4
 spec "should start 4 processes"
+should 'should have 4 apps started' 'online' 4
+
 $pm2 save
-spec "should save process list"
-ls ~/.pm2/dump.pm2
-spec "should dump file exists"
 $pm2 resurrect
-spec "should resurrect"
+spec "should resurrect from dump"
 should 'should have still 4 apps started' 'online' 4
+
+$pm2 save
+$pm2 delete all
+echo "[{" > ~/.pm2/dump.pm2
+$pm2 resurrect
+spec "should resurrect from backup if dump is broken"
+ls ~/.pm2/dump.pm2
+ispec "should delete broken dump"
+should 'should have still 4 apps started' 'online' 4
+
 $pm2 delete all
 $pm2 resurrect
+spec "should resurrect from backup if dump is missing"
 should 'should have still 4 apps started' 'online' 4
diff --git a/test/programmatic/misc_commands.js b/test/programmatic/misc_commands.js
index a359a159..b0b7aa15 100644
--- a/test/programmatic/misc_commands.js
+++ b/test/programmatic/misc_commands.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Misc commands', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should resurrect previous processes', function(done) {
+  it('should resurrect previous processes from dump', function(done) {
     pm2.resurrect(function(err, data) {
       should(err).be.null();
 
@@ -129,5 +129,62 @@ describe('Misc commands', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should resurrect previous processes from backup if dump is broken', function(done) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH, '[{');
+
+    pm2.resurrect(function(err, data) {
+      should(err).be.null();
+
+      pm2.list(function(err, procs) {
+        should(err).be.null();
+        procs.length.should.eql(4);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should delete broken dump', function() {
+    should(fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH)).be.false();
+  });
+
+  it('should resurrect previous processes from backup if dump is missing', function(done) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH)) {
+      fs.unlinkSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH);
+    }
+
+    pm2.resurrect(function(err, data) {
+      should(err).be.null();
+
+      pm2.list(function(err, procs) {
+        should(err).be.null();
+        procs.length.should.eql(4);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should resurrect no processes if dump and backup are broken', function() {
+    fs.writeFileSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH, '[{');
+    fs.writeFileSync(cst.DUMP_BACKUP_FILE_PATH, '[{');
+
+    should(pm2.resurrect()).be.false();
+  });
+
+  it('should delete broken dump and backup', function() {
+    should(fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH)).be.false();
+    should(fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_BACKUP_FILE_PATH)).be.false();
+  });
+
+  it('should resurrect no processes if dump and backup are missing', function() {
+    if (fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH)) {
+      fs.unlinkSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH);
+    }
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_BACKUP_FILE_PATH)) {
+      fs.unlinkSync(cst.DUMP_BACKUP_FILE_PATH);
+    }
+
+    should(pm2.resurrect()).be.false();
+  });
 
 });