diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/terraform_service.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/terraform_service.py
index 9dfc483..e500735 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/terraform_service.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/application/terraform_service.py
@@ -50,11 +50,15 @@ class TerraformService:
 
     # TODO: internal?
     def copy_local_state(self, devops: Devops):
-        self.file_api.cp("terraform.tfstate", devops.build_path(), check=False)
+        terraform_domain = devops.specialized_builds[BuildType.TERRAFORM]
+        if terraform_domain.is_local_state():
+            self.file_api.cp("terraform.tfstate", devops.build_path(), check=False)
 
     # TODO: internal?
     def rescue_local_state(self, devops: Devops):
-        self.file_api.cp(f"{devops.build_path()}/terraform.tfstate", ".", check=False)
+        terraform_domain = devops.specialized_builds[BuildType.TERRAFORM]
+        if terraform_domain.is_local_state():
+            self.file_api.cp(f"{devops.build_path()}/terraform.tfstate", ".", check=False)
 
     def initialize_build_dir(self, devops: Devops):
         terraform = devops.specialized_builds[BuildType.TERRAFORM]
diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/digitalocean_backend_properties_mixin.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/digitalocean_backend_properties_mixin.py
index 2cd33b9..de8128f 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/digitalocean_backend_properties_mixin.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/digitalocean_backend_properties_mixin.py
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ class DigitaloceanBackendPropertiesMixin():
         ret.update({"region": self.region})
         return ret
 
-    def copy_local_state(self):
-        pass
-
-    def rescue_local_state(self):
-        pass
-
     def init_client(self):
         terraform = Terraform(
             working_dir=self.build_path(),
diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_digitalocean.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_digitalocean.py
index e71d9af..6f3f633 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_digitalocean.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_digitalocean.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ class Digitalocean(Validateable, CredentialMappingDefault):
                 "region": self.do_region,
             }
         return result
+    
+    def is_local_state(self):
+        return not self.do_as_backend
 
     @classmethod
     def get_mapping_default(cls) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_hetzner.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_hetzner.py
index 26018a9..078117e 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_hetzner.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/provider_hetzner.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class Hetzner(Validateable, CredentialMappingDefault):
         return {
             "hetzner_api_key": self.hetzner_api_key
         }
+    
+    def is_local_state(self):
+        return True
 
     @classmethod
     def get_mapping_default(cls) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/terraform.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/terraform.py
index 03fd5c9..f373a9e 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/terraform.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/domain/terraform.py
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ class TerraformDomain(Validateable):
         result = result.union(self.tf_additional_resources_from_package)
         return result
 
+    def is_local_state(self):
+        result = True
+        for provider in self.providers.values():
+            result = result and provider.is_local_state()
+        return result
+
     @classmethod
     def parse_provider_types(
         cls, tf_provider_types: List[str]
diff --git a/src/test/python/domain/test_terraform.py b/src/test/python/domain/test_terraform.py
index b7dd38e..54b4655 100644
--- a/src/test/python/domain/test_terraform.py
+++ b/src/test/python/domain/test_terraform.py
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ def test_should_calculate_local_state_handling():
             "tf_provider_types": ["DIGITALOCEAN"],
             "do_as_backend": True,
         }))
-    assert sut.is_local_state()
+    assert not sut.is_local_state()