diff --git a/pkg/applicationmanager/controllers/applicationrestore.go b/pkg/applicationmanager/controllers/applicationrestore.go
index bcec1bdbed..c532f31a69 100644
--- a/pkg/applicationmanager/controllers/applicationrestore.go
+++ b/pkg/applicationmanager/controllers/applicationrestore.go
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request re
 	}
 	// This channel listens on two values if the CR's time stamp to be updated or to quit the go routine
 	updateCr := make(chan int, utils.RestoreCrChannelBufferSize)
+	// This go routine updates the CR's timestamp every 15 minutes based on the input
+	go a.restoreCrTimestampUpdate(restore, updateCr)
 	if err = a.handle(context.TODO(), restore, updateCr); err != nil && err != errResourceBusy {
 		logrus.Errorf("%s: %s/%s: %s", reflect.TypeOf(a), restore.Namespace, restore.Name, err)
 		// The restore CR is done with the go-routine, lets purge it
@@ -506,6 +508,23 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) updateRestoreCRInVolumeStage(
 func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) restoreVolumes(restore *storkapi.ApplicationRestore, updateCr chan int) error {
 	restore.Status.Stage = storkapi.ApplicationRestoreStageVolumes
 
+	var err error
+	namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{}
+	namespacedName.Namespace = restore.Namespace
+	namespacedName.Name = restore.Name
+	// In case of kdmp driver we may delete resources first before operating on volumes
+	// Hence we need to update the status.
+	// This is to prevent px-backup to fail the restore declaring timeout.
+	restore, err = a.updateRestoreCRInVolumeStage(
+		namespacedName,
+		storkapi.ApplicationRestoreStatusInProgress,
+		storkapi.ApplicationRestoreStageVolumes,
+		"Volume or Resource(kdmp) restores are in progress",
+		nil,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	backup, err := storkops.Instance().GetApplicationBackup(restore.Spec.BackupName, restore.Namespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting backup spec for restore: %v", err)
@@ -565,9 +584,6 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) restoreVolumes(restore *storkapi.Applicat
 	if restore.Status.Volumes == nil {
 		restore.Status.Volumes = make([]*storkapi.ApplicationRestoreVolumeInfo, 0)
 	}
-	namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{}
-	namespacedName.Namespace = restore.Namespace
-	namespacedName.Name = restore.Name
 	if len(restore.Status.Volumes) != pvcCount {
 		for driverName, vInfos := range backupVolumeInfoMappings {
 			backupVolInfos := vInfos
@@ -643,7 +659,7 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) restoreVolumes(restore *storkapi.Applicat
 				}
 				err = a.resourceCollector.DeleteResources(
 					a.dynamicInterface,
-					tempObjects, nil)
+					tempObjects, updateCr)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -1342,8 +1358,6 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) applyResources(
 
 	// This channel listens on two values if the CR's time stamp to be updated or to quit the go routine
 	startTime := time.Now()
-	// this go routine updates the CR's timestamp every 15 minutes
-	go a.restoreCrTimestampUpdate(restore, updateCr)
 	for _, o := range objects {
 		elapsedTime := time.Since(startTime)
 		if elapsedTime > utils.TimeoutUpdateRestoreCrTimestamp {
@@ -1395,7 +1409,8 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) applyResources(
 		if elapsedTime > utils.TimeoutUpdateRestoreCrProgress {
 			restore, err = a.updateRestoreCR(restore, namespacedName,
 				len(tempResourceList),
-				string(storkapi.ApplicationRestoreResourceApplying))
+				string(storkapi.ApplicationRestoreResourceApplying),
+				restore.Status.ResourceCount)
 			if err != nil {
 				// no need to return error lets wait for next turn to write timestamp.
 				log.ApplicationRestoreLog(restore).Errorf("%v: failed to update timestamp and restored resource count", fn)
@@ -1481,6 +1496,7 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) updateRestoreCR(
 	namespacedName types.NamespacedName,
 	restoredCount int,
 	resourceRestoreStage string,
+	totalResourceCount int,
 ) (*storkapi.ApplicationRestore, error) {
 	fn := "updateRestoreCR"
 	//restore := &storkapi.ApplicationRestore{}
@@ -1488,6 +1504,7 @@ func (a *ApplicationRestoreController) updateRestoreCR(
 	for i := 0; i < maxRetry; i++ {
 		restore.Status.RestoredResourceCount = restoredCount
 		restore.Status.ResourceRestoreState = storkapi.ApplicationRestoreResourceStateType(resourceRestoreStage)
+		restore.Status.ResourceCount = totalResourceCount
 		restore.Status.LastUpdateTimestamp = metav1.Now()
 		err = a.client.Update(context.TODO(), restore)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/resourcecollector/resourcecollector.go b/pkg/resourcecollector/resourcecollector.go
index 52f115e59e..6e7e9048d7 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcecollector/resourcecollector.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcecollector/resourcecollector.go
@@ -1045,11 +1045,14 @@ func (r *ResourceCollector) DeleteResources(
 	deleteStart := metav1.Now()
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	for _, object := range objects {
-		elapsedTime := time.Since(startTime)
-		if elapsedTime > utils.TimeoutUpdateRestoreCrTimestamp {
-			updateTimestamp <- utils.UpdateRestoreCrTimestampInDeleteResourcePath
-			startTime = time.Now()
+		if updateTimestamp != nil {
+			elapsedTime := time.Since(startTime)
+			if elapsedTime > utils.TimeoutUpdateRestoreCrTimestamp {
+				updateTimestamp <- utils.UpdateRestoreCrTimestampInDeleteResourcePath
+				startTime = time.Now()
+			}
 		}
+
 		// Don't delete objects that support merging
 		if r.mergeSupportedForResource(object) {
 			continue
@@ -1075,10 +1078,12 @@ func (r *ResourceCollector) DeleteResources(
 
 	// Then wait for them to actually be deleted
 	for _, object := range objects {
-		elapsedTime := time.Since(startTime)
-		if elapsedTime > utils.TimeoutUpdateRestoreCrTimestamp {
-			updateTimestamp <- utils.UpdateRestoreCrTimestampInDeleteResourcePath
-			startTime = time.Now()
+		if updateTimestamp != nil {
+			elapsedTime := time.Since(startTime)
+			if elapsedTime > utils.TimeoutUpdateRestoreCrTimestamp {
+				updateTimestamp <- utils.UpdateRestoreCrTimestampInDeleteResourcePath
+				startTime = time.Now()
+			}
 		}
 		// Objects that support merging aren't deleted
 		if r.mergeSupportedForResource(object) {