diff --git a/src/primaite/notebooks/Training-an-SB3-Agent.ipynb b/src/primaite/notebooks/Training-an-SB3-Agent.ipynb
index 5d9a704d..9faf5820 100644
--- a/src/primaite/notebooks/Training-an-SB3-Agent.ipynb
+++ b/src/primaite/notebooks/Training-an-SB3-Agent.ipynb
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.10.11"
+   "version": "3.8.10"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
- "nbformat_minor": 2
+ "nbformat_minor": 4
 }
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/database/database_service.py b/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/database/database_service.py
index 519b6512..861b5c7d 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/database/database_service.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/database/database_service.py
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ class DatabaseService(Service):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self._create_db_file()
 
+    def install(self):
+        """
+        Perform first-time setup of the DatabaseService.
+
+        Installs an instance of FTPClient on the Node to enable database backup if it isn't installed already.
+        """
+        super().install()
+
+        if not self.parent.software_manager.software.get("FTPClient"):
+            self.parent.sys_log.info(f"{self.name}: Installing FTPClient to enable database backups")
+            self.parent.software_manager.install(FTPClient)
+
     def configure_backup(self, backup_server: IPv4Address):
         """
         Set up the database backup.
@@ -64,9 +76,15 @@ class DatabaseService(Service):
         software_manager: SoftwareManager = self.software_manager
         ftp_client_service: FTPClient = software_manager.software.get("FTPClient")
 
+        if not ftp_client_service:
+            self.sys_log.error(
+                f"{self.name}: Failed to perform database backup as the FTPClient software is not installed"
+            )
+            return False
+
         # send backup copy of database file to FTP server
         if not self.db_file:
-            self.sys_log.error("Attempted to backup database file but it doesn't exist.")
+            self.sys_log.error(f"{self.name}: Attempted to backup database file but it doesn't exist.")
             return False
 
         response = ftp_client_service.send_file(
@@ -92,6 +110,12 @@ class DatabaseService(Service):
         software_manager: SoftwareManager = self.software_manager
         ftp_client_service: FTPClient = software_manager.software.get("FTPClient")
 
+        if not ftp_client_service:
+            self.sys_log.error(
+                f"{self.name}: Failed to restore database backup as the FTPClient software is not installed"
+            )
+            return False
+
         # retrieve backup file from backup server
         response = ftp_client_service.request_file(
             src_folder_name=str(self.uuid),
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/system/test_database_on_node.py b/tests/integration_tests/system/test_database_on_node.py
index 8a2a9793..ea7d7aae 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/system/test_database_on_node.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/system/test_database_on_node.py
@@ -356,3 +356,9 @@ def test_client_connection_terminate_does_not_terminate_another_clients_connecti
 
     assert db_connection_b.query("SELECT")
     assert len(db_service.connections) == 1
+
+
+def test_database_server_install_ftp_client():
+    server = Server(hostname="db_server", ip_address="192.168.1.2", subnet_mask="255.255.255.0", start_up_duration=0)
+    server.software_manager.install(DatabaseService)
+    assert server.software_manager.software.get("FTPClient")