diff --git a/src/internal/m365/service/groups/restore.go b/src/internal/m365/service/groups/restore.go
index d7eb2ef9e..60158bfbd 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/service/groups/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/service/groups/restore.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ func GetRestoreResource(
 	}
 
 	if len(rc.ProtectedResource) == 0 {
+		if len(rc.SubService.ID) == 0 {
+			return path.UnknownService, nil, errors.New("missing subservice id for restore")
+		}
+
 		pr, err := res.GetResourceIDAndNameFrom(ctx, rc.SubService.ID, ins)
 		if err != nil {
 			return path.UnknownService, nil, clues.Wrap(err, "identifying resource owner")
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/test/group_test.go b/src/internal/operations/test/group_test.go
index 8706654a2..06c63efc6 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/test/group_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/test/group_test.go
@@ -239,5 +239,5 @@ func (suite *GroupsRestoreNightlyIntgSuite) TestRestore_Run_groupsAlternateProte
 		sel.Selector,
 		suite.its.group.RootSite,
 		suite.its.secondaryGroup.RootSite,
-		suite.its.secondaryGroup.ID)
+		suite.its.secondaryGroup.RootSite.ID)
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/test/onedrive_test.go b/src/internal/operations/test/onedrive_test.go
index 808c4675c..3f8e01d81 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/test/onedrive_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/test/onedrive_test.go
@@ -1050,6 +1050,12 @@ func runDriveRestoreWithAdvancedOptions(
 		acd                 = ac.Drives()
 	)
 
+	// Groups restore needs subservice information
+	if sel.Service == selectors.ServiceGroups {
+		restoreCfg.SubService.Type = path.SharePointService
+		restoreCfg.SubService.ID = driveID
+	}
+
 	// initial restore
 
 	suite.Run("baseline", func() {
@@ -1320,8 +1326,13 @@ func runDriveRestoreToAlternateProtectedResource(
 		acd               = ac.Drives()
 	)
 
-	// first restore to the 'from' resource
+	// Groups restore needs subservice information
+	if sel.Service == selectors.ServiceGroups {
+		restoreCfg.SubService.Type = path.SharePointService
+		restoreCfg.SubService.ID = driveFrom.ID
+	}
 
+	// first restore to the 'from' resource
 	suite.Run("restore original resource", func() {
 		mb = evmock.NewBus()
 		fromCtr := count.New()