diff --git a/clone-backup.sh b/clone-backup.sh
index b3ef6f21..f2f189e7 100755
--- a/clone-backup.sh
+++ b/clone-backup.sh
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ transfer_backup() {
     backup_file=$(select_newest_local_backup "$backup_dir" "$volume_name")
     
     if [[ -z "$backup_file" ]] || [[ ! -f "$backup_file" ]]; then
-        if [[ "$volume_name" == *-secrets ]]; then
-            echo "Note: no backup for secrets volume $volume_name (regenerated at create-node), skipping"
+        if [[ "$volume_name" == *-secrets || "$volume_name" == *-jwt ]]; then
+            echo "Note: no backup for secrets/jwt volume $volume_name (regenerated at create-node), skipping"
             return 2
         fi
         echo "Warning: No restorable backup file found for $volume_name, skipping"
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ transfer_backup_ssh() {
     backup_file=$(select_newest_local_backup "$backup_dir" "$volume_name")
     
     if [[ -z "$backup_file" ]] || [[ ! -f "$backup_file" ]]; then
-        if [[ "$volume_name" == *-secrets ]]; then
-            echo "Note: no backup for secrets volume $volume_name (regenerated at create-node), skipping"
+        if [[ "$volume_name" == *-secrets || "$volume_name" == *-jwt ]]; then
+            echo "Note: no backup for secrets/jwt volume $volume_name (regenerated at create-node), skipping"
             return 2
         fi
         echo "Warning: No restorable backup file found for $volume_name, skipping"
diff --git a/list-restorable.sh b/list-restorable.sh
index 55483d49..aff058da 100755
--- a/list-restorable.sh
+++ b/list-restorable.sh
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ while IFS= read -r entry; do
     
     while IFS= read -r volume; do
         volume_name="rpc_${volume}"
+        # jwt/secrets volumes are regenerated at create-node — never backed up by
+        # design, so they must not gate restorability (kept plasma marked
+        # non-restorable for days despite full data backups being present)
+        case "$volume" in *-jwt|*-secrets) continue ;; esac
         # Look for backup files matching pattern: rpc_${volume}-[0-9]*G.tar.zst
         backup_file=$(select_newest_local_backup "$backup_dir" "$volume_name")