diff --git a/supervisor/homeassistant/module.py b/supervisor/homeassistant/module.py
index 2ba39567c..70330cc2f 100644
--- a/supervisor/homeassistant/module.py
+++ b/supervisor/homeassistant/module.py
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class HomeAssistant(FileConfiguration, CoreSysAttributes):
                     temp_data,
                     self.sys_config.path_homeassistant,
                     symlinks=True,
-                    dirs_exist_ok=bool(excludes),
+                    dirs_exist_ok=True,
                 )
 
             _LOGGER.info("Restore Home Assistant Core config folder")
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class HomeAssistant(FileConfiguration, CoreSysAttributes):
             )
             await remove_folder(
                 self.sys_config.path_homeassistant,
-                content_only=bool(excludes),
+                content_only=True,
                 excludes=excludes,
                 tmp_dir=self.sys_config.path_tmp,
             )