diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/6303-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/6303-Lyndon-Li
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72c15680e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/6303-Lyndon-Li
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a PVR issue for generic data path -- the namespace remap was not honored, and enhance the code for better error handling
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go
index a2db1ba49..d48925710 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (c *PodVolumeRestoreReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 
 	log.WithField("path", volumePath.ByPath).Debugf("Found host path")
 
-	if err := fsRestore.Init(ctx, pvr.Spec.BackupStorageLocation, pvr.Spec.Pod.Namespace, pvr.Spec.UploaderType,
+	if err := fsRestore.Init(ctx, pvr.Spec.BackupStorageLocation, pvr.Spec.SourceNamespace, pvr.Spec.UploaderType,
 		podvolume.GetPvrRepositoryType(pvr), pvr.Spec.RepoIdentifier, c.repositoryEnsurer, c.credentialGetter); err != nil {
 		return c.errorOut(ctx, pvr, err, "error to initialize data path", log)
 	}
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func (c *PodVolumeRestoreReconciler) OnDataPathFailed(ctx context.Context, names
 
 	log := c.logger.WithField("pvr", pvrName)
 
-	log.WithError(err).Info("Async fs restore data path failed")
+	log.WithError(err).Error("Async fs restore data path failed")
 
 	var pvr velerov1api.PodVolumeRestore
 	if getErr := c.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: pvrName, Namespace: namespace}, &pvr); getErr != nil {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (c *PodVolumeRestoreReconciler) OnDataPathCancelled(ctx context.Context, na
 
 	log := c.logger.WithField("pvr", pvrName)
 
-	log.Info("Async fs restore data path canceled")
+	log.Warn("Async fs restore data path canceled")
 
 	var pvr velerov1api.PodVolumeRestore
 	if getErr := c.Client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: pvrName, Namespace: namespace}, &pvr); getErr != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go b/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
index 369316187..96d2ddc1d 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ func findPreviousSnapshotManifest(ctx context.Context, rep repo.Repository, sour
 			continue
 		}
 
+		uploaderName, found := p.Tags[uploader.SnapshotUploaderTag]
+		if !found {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if uploaderName != snapshotTags[uploader.SnapshotUploaderTag] {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if noLaterThan != nil && p.StartTime.After(*noLaterThan) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -278,6 +287,13 @@ func Restore(ctx context.Context, rep repo.RepositoryWriter, progress *Progress,
 
 	kopiaCtx := logging.SetupKopiaLog(ctx, log)
 
+	snapshot, err := snapshot.LoadSnapshot(kopiaCtx, rep, manifest.ID(snapshotID))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "Unable to load snapshot %v", snapshotID)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Restore from snapshot %s, description %s, created time %v, tags %v", snapshotID, snapshot.Description, snapshot.EndTime.ToTime(), snapshot.Tags)
+
 	rootEntry, err := snapshotfs.FilesystemEntryFromIDWithPath(kopiaCtx, rep, snapshotID, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "Unable to get filesystem entry for snapshot %v", snapshotID)
diff --git a/pkg/uploader/provider/kopia.go b/pkg/uploader/provider/kopia.go
index ea00be46f..f578419a6 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/provider/kopia.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/provider/kopia.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func (kp *kopiaProvider) RunBackup(
 		tags = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 	tags[uploader.SnapshotRequestorTag] = kp.requestorType
+	tags[uploader.SnapshotUploaderTag] = uploader.KopiaType
 
 	snapshotInfo, isSnapshotEmpty, err := BackupFunc(ctx, kpUploader, repoWriter, path, forceFull, parentSnapshot, tags, log)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/uploader/types.go b/pkg/uploader/types.go
index ee565fa80..b081069de 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/types.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/types.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const (
 	ResticType           = "restic"
 	KopiaType            = "kopia"
 	SnapshotRequestorTag = "snapshot-requestor"
+	SnapshotUploaderTag  = "snapshot-uploader"
 )
 
 // ValidateUploaderType validates if the input param is a valid uploader type.