diff --git a/ops/restore-tests/redis-restore-test.sh b/ops/restore-tests/redis-restore-test.sh
index bd1ea6b..a48a6ad 100755
--- a/ops/restore-tests/redis-restore-test.sh
+++ b/ops/restore-tests/redis-restore-test.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Redis 8 Restore Smoke Test
 #
 # Scope:
-# - Borg-Extract von /local/appdata/redis und redis_password.txt
+# - Restore aus dem dokumentierten shared-redis-pre-redis8-Artefakt
 # - Start einer isolierten Redis-8-Testinstanz auf localhost:16379
 # - PING, INFO server und DBSIZE ohne Ausgabe des Passworts
 
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ done
 
 RESTORE_ROOT="/mnt/user/backups/restore-lab/redis"
 REPORT_ROOT="/mnt/user/backups/restore-reports"
-EXTRACT_DIR="$BORG_RESTORE_HOST_ROOT/redis-extract"
+PRE_CUTOVER_ROOT="/mnt/user/backups/borg/dumps/latest"
+SECRET_FILE="/mnt/user/appdata/secrets/redis_password.txt"
 COMPOSE_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/redis-compose.test.yml"
 REPORT_FILE="$REPORT_ROOT/redis-$(date +%F).md"
 
@@ -32,9 +33,8 @@ if [ "$WHATIF" -eq 1 ]; then
 Redis 8 restore test
 Mode: WhatIf
 RestoreRoot: $RESTORE_ROOT
-Borg sources:
-- local/appdata/redis
-- local/appdata/secrets/redis_password.txt
+Restore source: newest $PRE_CUTOVER_ROOT/shared-redis-pre-redis8-*
+Secret source: $SECRET_FILE
 Test endpoint: 127.0.0.1:16379
 Scope: Data restore + isolated Redis boot + PING/INFO/DBSIZE smoke
 EOF
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 require_cmd docker
-require_path "$BORG_PASSPHRASE_FILE_DEFAULT"
+require_path "$PRE_CUTOVER_ROOT"
+require_path "$SECRET_FILE"
 require_path "$COMPOSE_FILE"
 
 RESTORE_SUCCESS=0
@@ -50,43 +51,30 @@ cleanup() {
   cleanup_compose "$COMPOSE_FILE"
   if [ "$RESTORE_SUCCESS" -ne 1 ]; then
     preserve_on_failure "redis" "$RESTORE_ROOT"
-    rm -rf "$EXTRACT_DIR"
     return
   fi
   if [ "$KEEP_DATA" -ne 1 ]; then
     rm -rf "$RESTORE_ROOT"
   fi
-  rm -rf "$EXTRACT_DIR"
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-rm -rf "$EXTRACT_DIR" "$RESTORE_ROOT"
+rm -rf "$RESTORE_ROOT"
 mkdir -p "$RESTORE_ROOT/data" "$RESTORE_ROOT/secrets"
 
-archive="$(latest_archive_name)"
-repo="$(borg_repo_url)"
-
-if [ -z "$archive" ] || [ -z "$repo" ]; then
-  echo "Could not resolve Borg repo/archive from borg-ui database" >&2
+restore_source="$(find "$PRE_CUTOVER_ROOT" -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'shared-redis-pre-redis8-*' | sort | tail -1)"
+if [ -z "$restore_source" ]; then
+  echo "No shared-redis-pre-redis8-* restore source found under $PRE_CUTOVER_ROOT" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-borg_extract "/restore/redis-extract" \
-  "local/appdata/redis" \
-  "local/appdata/secrets/redis_password.txt"
-
-if [ ! -d "$EXTRACT_DIR/local/appdata/redis" ]; then
-  echo "Redis data path missing in Borg archive" >&2
+if [ ! -d "$restore_source" ]; then
+  echo "Redis restore source is not a directory: $restore_source" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ ! -s "$EXTRACT_DIR/local/appdata/secrets/redis_password.txt" ]; then
-  echo "Redis password file missing in Borg archive" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-cp -a "$EXTRACT_DIR/local/appdata/redis/." "$RESTORE_ROOT/data/"
-cp "$EXTRACT_DIR/local/appdata/secrets/redis_password.txt" "$RESTORE_ROOT/secrets/redis_password.txt"
+cp -a "$restore_source/." "$RESTORE_ROOT/data/"
+cp "$SECRET_FILE" "$RESTORE_ROOT/secrets/redis_password.txt"
 chmod -R a+rwX "$RESTORE_ROOT/data"
 chmod a+r "$RESTORE_ROOT/secrets/redis_password.txt"
 
@@ -135,8 +123,7 @@ write_report "$REPORT_FILE" <<EOF
 # Redis 8 Restore Test Report - $(date +%F)
 
 - Service: \`redis\`
-- Source repo: \`$repo\`
-- Archive: \`$archive\`
+- Restore source: \`$restore_source\`
 - Restore root: \`$RESTORE_ROOT\`
 - Test container: \`restoretest-redis\`
 - Test endpoint: \`127.0.0.1:16379\`
@@ -144,8 +131,8 @@ write_report "$REPORT_FILE" <<EOF
 
 ## Checks
 
-- Borg extract of data path: \`ok\`
-- Borg extract of secret file: \`ok\`
+- Data restore from pre-Redis8 artifact: \`ok\`
+- Secret file mounted from host secret path: \`ok\`
 - Restored data files: \`$data_files\`
 - Restored data bytes: \`$data_bytes\`
 - PING: \`$ping_result\`