diff --git a/framework/src/node/node.ts b/framework/src/node/node.ts
index b63c2cb2082..4358b9fe8b1 100644
--- a/framework/src/node/node.ts
+++ b/framework/src/node/node.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import { EVENT_SYNCHRONIZER_SYNC_REQUIRED } from './synchronizer/base_synchroniz
 import { Network } from './network';
 import { BaseAsset, BaseModule } from '../modules';
 import { Bus } from '../controller/bus';
+import { backupDatabase } from './utils/backup';
 
 const forgeInterval = 1000;
 const { EVENT_NEW_BLOCK, EVENT_DELETE_BLOCK, EVENT_VALIDATORS_CHANGED } = chainEvents;
@@ -733,19 +734,12 @@ export class Node {
 					this._options.backup.height > 0 &&
 					this._options.backup.height === block.header.height
 				) {
-					const backupPath = path.resolve(this._dataPath, 'backup');
-					// if backup already exist, it should remove the directory and create a new checkpoint
-					if (fs.existsSync(backupPath)) {
-						fs.removeSync(backupPath);
-					}
-					this._blockchainDB
-						.checkpoint(backupPath)
-						.catch(err =>
-							this._logger.fatal(
-								{ err: err as Error, height: this._options.backup.height, path: backupPath },
-								'Fail to create backup',
-							),
-						);
+					backupDatabase(this._dataPath, this._blockchainDB).catch(err =>
+						this._logger.fatal(
+							{ err: err as Error, heght: this._options.backup.height },
+							'Failed to create backup',
+						),
+					);
 				}
 
 				// Remove any transactions from the pool on new block
diff --git a/framework/src/node/utils/backup.ts b/framework/src/node/utils/backup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96a764750e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/src/node/utils/backup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2023 Lisk Foundation
+ *
+ * See the LICENSE file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+ * for licensing information.
+ *
+ * Unless otherwise agreed in a custom licensing agreement with the Lisk Foundation,
+ * no part of this software, including this file, may be copied, modified,
+ * propagated, or distributed except according to the terms contained in the
+ * LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * Removal or modification of this copyright notice is prohibited.
+ */
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { Database } from '@liskhq/lisk-db';
+
+export const backupDatabase = async (dataPath: string, db: Database) => {
+	const backupPath = path.resolve(dataPath, 'backup');
+	// if backup already exist, it should remove the directory and create a new checkpoint
+	if (fs.existsSync(backupPath)) {
+		fs.rmSync(backupPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+	await db.checkpoint(backupPath);
+};
diff --git a/framework/test/unit/node/utils/backup.spec.ts b/framework/test/unit/node/utils/backup.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aad1462521d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/test/unit/node/utils/backup.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2023 Lisk Foundation
+ *
+ * See the LICENSE file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+ * for licensing information.
+ *
+ * Unless otherwise agreed in a custom licensing agreement with the Lisk Foundation,
+ * no part of this software, including this file, may be copied, modified,
+ * propagated, or distributed except according to the terms contained in the
+ * LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * Removal or modification of this copyright notice is prohibited.
+ */
+
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { Database } from '@liskhq/lisk-db';
+import { getRandomBytes } from '@liskhq/lisk-cryptography';
+import { backupDatabase } from '../../../../src/node/utils/backup';
+
+describe('backup', () => {
+	const getDataPath = (name: string) => path.join(os.tmpdir(), Date.now().toString(), name);
+
+	it('should create backup', async () => {
+		const dbName = 'db-1';
+		const dataPath = getDataPath(dbName);
+		const db = new Database(path.join(dataPath, dbName));
+		const key = getRandomBytes(10);
+		await db.set(key, getRandomBytes(20));
+
+		await backupDatabase(dataPath, db);
+
+		expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(dataPath, 'backup'))).toBeTrue();
+		db.close();
+	});
+
+	it('should remove old backup and create new one if exist', async () => {
+		const dbName = 'db-2';
+		const dataPath = getDataPath(dbName);
+		const db = new Database(path.join(dataPath, dbName));
+		const key = getRandomBytes(10);
+		await db.set(key, getRandomBytes(20));
+
+		await backupDatabase(dataPath, db);
+		const key2 = getRandomBytes(10);
+		await db.set(key2, getRandomBytes(20));
+
+		expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(dataPath, 'backup'))).toBeTrue();
+
+		await backupDatabase(dataPath, db);
+
+		expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(dataPath, 'backup'))).toBeTrue();
+		db.close();
+		const backupDB = new Database(path.join(dataPath, 'backup'));
+
+		await expect(backupDB.has(key2)).resolves.toBeTrue();
+		backupDB.close();
+	});
+});