diff --git a/src/cli/archive.rs b/src/cli/archive.rs
index c38f4bd..995d054 100644
--- a/src/cli/archive.rs
+++ b/src/cli/archive.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ use clap::{Command, ArgMatches};
 use diesel::{SelectableHelper};
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 
-use crate::models::Servers;
 use crate::status::ServerStatus;
 use crate::{DbPool, schema, models};
 
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 
-use crate::srvmgr;
-
-use async_process;
+use crate::srvmgr::{self, archive_server};
 
 pub fn create_subcommand() -> Command {
     Command::new("archive")
@@ -48,22 +45,3 @@ pub async fn subcommand(arguments: &ArgMatches, pool: &DbPool, docker: &Docker)
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn archive_server(server: &Servers, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<(), String> {
-    use schema::servers::dsl::*;
-    let conn = &mut pool.get().unwrap();
-
-    let config = crate::Config::load();
-
-    diesel::update(servers).filter(name.eq(&server.name)).set(status.eq(ServerStatus::Archiving)).execute(conn).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set the server as archiving :{}", e))?;
-
-    println!("Starting compression (this might take a while)");
-
-    let cmd = format!("cd {} && tar cf /dev/stdout {} | lrzip - -Q -o {}.tar.lrz", config.config_path, server.name, server.name);
-
-    let _ = async_process::Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(cmd).output().await.map_err(|e| format!("compression failed : {}", e))?;
-
-    std::fs::remove_dir_all(config.config_path.to_owned() + "/" + &server.name).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to delete server directory: {}", e))?;
-
-    diesel::update(servers).filter(name.eq(&server.name)).set(status.eq(ServerStatus::Archived)).execute(conn).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set the server as achived :{}", e))?;
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/src/minecraft/manager_loop.rs b/src/minecraft/manager_loop.rs
index ecc83ff..bde588b 100644
--- a/src/minecraft/manager_loop.rs
+++ b/src/minecraft/manager_loop.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bollard::Docker;
 use chrono::{TimeDelta, Utc};
 
-use crate::{ DbPool, cli::archive::archive_server, srvmgr, models::{self, Servers}, schema, status::ServerStatus };
+use crate::{ DbPool, models::{self, Servers}, schema, srvmgr::{self, archive_server}, status::ServerStatus };
 
 use async_std::task;
 
diff --git a/src/srvmgr/archive.rs b/src/srvmgr/archive.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0536195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/srvmgr/archive.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use crate::{ models::Servers, DbPool, schema, status::ServerStatus};
+
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+
+pub async fn archive_server(server: &Servers, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<(), String> {
+    use schema::servers::dsl::*;
+    let conn = &mut pool.get().unwrap();
+
+    let config = crate::Config::load();
+
+    diesel::update(servers).filter(name.eq(&server.name)).set(status.eq(ServerStatus::Archiving)).execute(conn).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set the server as archiving :{}", e))?;
+
+    println!("Starting compression (this might take a while)");
+
+    let cmd = format!("cd {} && tar cf /dev/stdout {} | lrzip - -Q -o {}.tar.lrz", config.config_path, server.name, server.name);
+
+    let _ = async_process::Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(cmd).output().await.map_err(|e| format!("compression failed : {}", e))?;
+
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(config.config_path.to_owned() + "/" + &server.name).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to delete server directory: {}", e))?;
+
+    diesel::update(servers).filter(name.eq(&server.name)).set(status.eq(ServerStatus::Archived)).execute(conn).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set the server as achived :{}", e))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn unarchive_server(server: &Servers) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let config = crate::Config::load();
+
+    println!("Starting decompression (this might take a while)");
+
+    let cmd = format!("cd {} && cat {}.tar.lrz | lrzip -d - | tar x", config.config_path, server.name);
+
+    let _ = async_process::Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(cmd).output().await.map_err(|e| format!("decompression failed : {}", e))?;
+
+    std::fs::remove_file(config.config_path + "/" + &server.name + ".tar.lrz").map_err(|e| format!("Failed to delete the archive of the server : {}", e))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/srvmgr/mod.rs b/src/srvmgr/mod.rs
index 275dfd5..477dff6 100644
--- a/src/srvmgr/mod.rs
+++ b/src/srvmgr/mod.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 mod stop;
 pub  use stop::stop_server;
+
+mod archive;
+pub use archive::archive_server;
diff --git a/src/srvmgr/start.rs b/src/srvmgr/start.rs
index f900ccb..4ce518f 100644
--- a/src/srvmgr/start.rs
+++ b/src/srvmgr/start.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bollard::{Docker, plugin::{ContainerCreateBody, HostConfig, Mount, MountType}, query_parameters::CreateContainerOptionsBuilder};
 use diesel::{prelude::*, result::Error::NotFound};
 
-use crate::{srvmgr::utils::get_image_tag, models, schema, status::ServerStatus};
+use crate::{models, schema, srvmgr::{archive::unarchive_server, utils::get_image_tag}, status::ServerStatus};
 
 use crate::{DbPool, srvmgr::utils::{self, get_container_ip}};
 
@@ -75,12 +75,17 @@ pub async fn start_server(docker: &Docker, pool: &DbPool, server_name: &String)
         return Err("Server is starting, please wait".to_string());
     }
 
-    if server.status != ServerStatus::Stopped {
+    if server.status != ServerStatus::Stopped && server.status != ServerStatus::Archived {
         return Err(format!("Invalid server state ({}), refusing to start", server.status));
     }
 
+
     diesel::update(servers).filter(name.eq(server_name)).set(status.eq(ServerStatus::Starting)).execute(conn).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set server to starting : {}", e))?;
 
+    if server.status == ServerStatus::Archived {
+        unarchive_server(&server).await?;
+    }
+
     let ip = start_docker_container(docker, server_name).await?;
 
     diesel::update(servers).filter(name.eq(server_name)).set((status.eq(ServerStatus::Running), redirect_ip.eq(ip.to_string() + ":25565"))).execute(conn).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set server to starting : {}", e))?;