diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/hidden_debates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/hidden_debates_controller.rb
index 77d30b488..3e93db0a6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/hidden_debates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/hidden_debates_controller.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Admin::HiddenDebatesController < Admin::BaseController
   end
 
   def restore
-    @debate.restore
+    @debate.restore!(recursive: true)
     @debate.ignore_flag
     Activity.log(current_user, :restore, @debate)
     redirect_to request.query_parameters.merge(action: :index)