diff --git a/lib/API/Startup.js b/lib/API/Startup.js
index 36c74ce6..fc701cdc 100644
--- a/lib/API/Startup.js
+++ b/lib/API/Startup.js
@@ -412,18 +412,51 @@ module.exports = function(CLI) {
     var apps = {};
     var that = this;
 
-      Common.printOut(cst.PREFIX_MSG + 'Restoring processes located in %s', cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH);
+    var processes;
 
-    try {
-      apps = fs.readFileSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH);
-    } catch(e) {
-      Common.printError(cst.PREFIX_MSG_ERR + 'No processes saved; DUMP file doesn\'t exist');
-      // if (cb) return cb(Common.retErr(e));
-      // else return that.exitCli(cst.ERROR_EXIT);
-      return that.speedList();
+    function readDumpFile(dumpFilePath) {
+      Common.printOut(cst.PREFIX_MSG + 'Restoring processes located in %s', cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH);
+      try {
+        var apps = fs.readFileSync(dumpFilePath);
+      } catch (e) {
+        Common.printError(cst.PREFIX_MSG_ERR + 'Failed to read dump file in %s', dumpFilePath);
+        throw e;
+      }
+
+      return apps;
     }
 
-    var processes = Common.parseConfig(apps, 'none');
+    function parseDumpFile(dumpFilePath, apps) {
+      try {
+        var processes = Common.parseConfig(apps, 'none');
+      } catch (e) {
+        Common.printError(cst.PREFIX_MSG_ERR + 'Failed to parse dump file in %s', dumpFilePath);
+        try {
+          fs.unlinkSync(dumpFilePath);
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e.stack || e);
+        }
+        throw e;
+      }
+
+      return processes;
+    }
+
+    // Read dump file, fall back to backup, delete if broken
+    try {
+      apps = readDumpFile(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH);
+      processes = parseDumpFile(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH, apps);
+    } catch(e) {
+      try {
+        apps = readDumpFile(cst.DUMP_BACKUP_FILE_PATH);
+        processes = parseDumpFile(cst.DUMP_BACKUP_FILE_PATH, apps);
+      } catch(e) {
+        Common.printError(cst.PREFIX_MSG_ERR + 'No processes saved; DUMP file doesn\'t exist');
+        // if (cb) return cb(Common.retErr(e));
+        // else return that.exitCli(cst.ERROR_EXIT);
+        return that.speedList();
+      }
+    }
 
     that.Client.executeRemote('getMonitorData', {}, function(err, list) {
       if (err) {