diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4fb35f4391f..56371608fbe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1398,6 +1398,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itertools"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba291022dbbd398a455acf126c1e341954079855bc60dfdda641363bd6922569"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.10"
@@ -2423,6 +2432,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cli-table",
  "dir-diff",
  "flate2",
+ "itertools 0.12.1",
  "lzma-rs",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "quick-xml",
diff --git a/relay/sources/rudder-package/Cargo.toml b/relay/sources/rudder-package/Cargo.toml
index 5a6b41e69d3..b49a59d05eb 100644
--- a/relay/sources/rudder-package/Cargo.toml
+++ b/relay/sources/rudder-package/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ flate2 = "1.0.28"
 cli-table = "0.4.7"
 spinners = "4.1.1"
 rudder_cli = { path = "../../../policies/rudder-cli" }
+itertools = "0.12.1"
diff --git a/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/database.rs b/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/database.rs
index bb0b6af0895..0d3f41e17ff 100644
--- a/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/database.rs
+++ b/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/database.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Result};
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
@@ -212,16 +213,27 @@ impl Database {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn enabled_plugins_save(&self, backup_path: &Path, webapp: &mut Webapp) -> Result<()> {
-        let saved = webapp
-            .jars()?
-            .iter()
-            // Let's ignore unknown jars
-            .flat_map(|j| self.plugin_provides_jar(j))
-            .map(|p| format!("enable {}", p.metadata.name))
-            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
-            .join("\n");
-        fs::write(backup_path, saved).with_context(|| {
+    pub fn disabled_plugins_save(&self, backup_path: &Path, webapp: &mut Webapp) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut disabled = Vec::new();
+        let enabled_jars = webapp.jars()?;
+        for (name, p) in self.plugins.iter().sorted_by_key(|x| x.0) {
+            if !p.metadata.jar_files.is_empty()
+                && !p
+                    .metadata
+                    .jar_files
+                    .iter()
+                    .all(|j| enabled_jars.contains(j))
+            {
+                disabled.push(format!("disabled {}", name));
+            }
+        }
+        fs::write(
+            backup_path,
+            disabled
+                .iter()
+                .fold("".to_string(), |acc, s| format!("{}{}\n", acc, s)),
+        )
+        .with_context(|| {
             format!(
                 "Failed to save the plugins statuses in the backup file {}",
                 backup_path.to_string_lossy()
@@ -250,8 +262,8 @@ impl Database {
         })?;
         if plugin_name.ends_with(".jar") && plugin_name.starts_with('/') {
             match status {
-                "disable" => webapp.disable_jars(&[plugin_name.to_owned()]),
-                "enable" => webapp.enable_jars(&[plugin_name.to_owned()]),
+                "disabled" => webapp.disable_jars(&[plugin_name.to_owned()]),
+                "enabled" => webapp.enable_jars(&[plugin_name.to_owned()]),
                 _ => bail!("Unexpected plugin status in the backup file: {}", line),
             }
         } else {
@@ -260,8 +272,8 @@ impl Database {
                 plugin_name
             ))?;
             match status {
-                "disable" => i.disable(webapp),
-                "enable" => i.enable(webapp),
+                "disabled" => i.disable(webapp),
+                "enabled" => i.enable(webapp),
                 _ => bail!("Unexpected plugin status in the backup file: {}", line),
             }
         }
@@ -351,7 +363,31 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::{archive, versions::RudderVersion};
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_read_plugin_status_line_from_backup() {
+    fn test_save_plugin_statuses() {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let database_path = temp_dir.path().join("database.json");
+        let webapp_path = temp_dir.path().join("webappPath.json");
+        let backup_path = temp_dir.path().join("backup.json");
+        fs::copy(
+            "tests/status_backup_file/database.json",
+            database_path.clone(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        fs::copy("tests/status_backup_file/webapp.xml", webapp_path.clone()).unwrap();
+        let mut w = Webapp::new(
+            webapp_path,
+            RudderVersion::from_path("./tests/versions/rudder-server-version").unwrap(),
+        );
+        let d = Database::read(Path::new(&database_path)).unwrap();
+        d.disabled_plugins_save(&backup_path, &mut w).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read_to_string(backup_path).unwrap(),
+            fs::read_to_string("./tests/status_backup_file/backup.expected").unwrap()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup() {
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
         let database_path = temp_dir.path().join("database.json");
         let webapp_path = temp_dir.path().join("webappPath.json");
@@ -367,7 +403,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         let d = Database::read(Path::new(&database_path)).unwrap();
         // Enable >8.1 syntax
-        d.apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("enable rudder-plugin-dsc", &mut w)
+        d.apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("enabled rudder-plugin-dsc", &mut w)
             .unwrap();
         assert!(w
             .jars()
@@ -375,7 +411,7 @@ mod tests {
             .contains(&"/opt/rudder/share/plugins/dsc/dsc.jar".to_string()));
 
         // Disable >8.1 syntax
-        d.apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("disable rudder-plugin-dsc", &mut w)
+        d.apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("disabled rudder-plugin-dsc", &mut w)
             .unwrap();
         assert!(!w
             .jars()
@@ -384,7 +420,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Enable <8.0 syntax
         d.apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup(
-            "enable /opt/rudder/share/plugins/dsc/dsc.jar",
+            "enabled /opt/rudder/share/plugins/dsc/dsc.jar",
             &mut w,
         )
         .unwrap();
@@ -395,7 +431,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Disable <8.0 syntax
         d.apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup(
-            "disable /opt/rudder/share/plugins/dsc/dsc.jar",
+            "disabled /opt/rudder/share/plugins/dsc/dsc.jar",
             &mut w,
         )
         .unwrap();
@@ -406,17 +442,17 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Unsupported plugin name syntax
         assert!(d
-            .apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("enable dsc", &mut w)
+            .apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("enabled dsc", &mut w)
             .is_err());
 
         // Unsupported plugin status syntax
         assert!(d
-            .apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("eNable rudder-plugin-dsc", &mut w)
+            .apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("eNabled rudder-plugin-dsc", &mut w)
             .is_err());
 
         // Non installed plugin
         assert!(d
-            .apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("enable rudder-plugin-unknown", &mut w)
+            .apply_plugin_status_line_from_backup("enabled rudder-plugin-unknown", &mut w)
             .is_err());
     }
 
diff --git a/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/lib.rs b/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/lib.rs
index 190121154ca..407c190693a 100644
--- a/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/lib.rs
+++ b/relay/sources/rudder-package/src/lib.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn run_inner(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             if to_enable.is_empty() {
                 let backup_path = Path::new(PLUGIN_STATUS_BACKUP_PATH);
                 if save {
-                    db.enabled_plugins_save(backup_path, &mut webapp)?;
+                    db.disabled_plugins_save(backup_path, &mut webapp)?;
                     info!("Plugins status successfully saved");
                 } else if restore {
                     db.enabled_plugins_restore(backup_path, &mut webapp)?;
diff --git a/relay/sources/rudder-package/tests/status_backup_file/backup.expected b/relay/sources/rudder-package/tests/status_backup_file/backup.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d410803c276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relay/sources/rudder-package/tests/status_backup_file/backup.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+disabled rudder-plugin-dsc
+disabled rudder-plugin-system-updates