diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java
index 0c2ad0303..db744b3b7 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import convex.cli.CLIError;
 import convex.cli.Constants;
+import convex.core.data.AccountKey;
 import convex.core.util.FileUtils;
 import convex.etch.EtchStore;
+import convex.peer.API;
 import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
 import picocli.CommandLine.ScopeType;
 
@@ -46,4 +49,15 @@ public synchronized EtchStore getEtchStore(String fileName) {
 	public EtchStore getEtchStore() {
 		return getEtchStore(etchStoreFilename);
 	}
+
+	public List<AccountKey> getPeerList() {
+		EtchStore etchStore=getEtchStore();
+		
+		try {
+			List<AccountKey> keys=API.listPeers(getEtchStore());
+			return keys;
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new CLIError("Unable to list peers in store: "+etchStore);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/PeerKeyMixin.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/PeerKeyMixin.java
index ef392a4c1..ea0310340 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/PeerKeyMixin.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/PeerKeyMixin.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import convex.core.data.AccountKey;
 import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
 import picocli.CommandLine.ScopeType;
 
@@ -58,4 +59,12 @@ public char[] getKeyPassword() {
 		}
 		return keypass;
 	}
+	
+	public AccountKey getAcountKey() {
+		String ks=getPublicKey();
+		AccountKey result= AccountKey.parse(ks);
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	
 }
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/Peer.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/Peer.java
index f81ab67fa..a87f1344c 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/Peer.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/Peer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		PeerCreate.class,
 		PeerStart.class,
 		PeerList.class,
+		PeerBackup.class,
 		PeerGenesis.class,
 		Help.class
 	},
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerBackup.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerBackup.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c9501c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerBackup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package convex.cli.peer;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import convex.cli.CLIError;
+import convex.core.data.ACell;
+import convex.core.data.AMap;
+import convex.core.data.AccountKey;
+import convex.core.data.Keyword;
+import convex.core.util.FileUtils;
+import convex.core.util.Utils;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Command;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
+
+@Command(
+		name = "backup",
+		mixinStandardHelpOptions = true, 
+		description = "Backup stored data for a peer")
+public class PeerBackup extends APeerCommand {
+	
+	@Option(names = { "--output-file" }, 
+			description = "Output file for peer CAD3 data. Defaults to timestamped CAD3 file.")
+	private String outFile;
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
+	@Override
+	protected void execute() throws InterruptedException {
+
+		AccountKey k= peerKeyMixin.getAcountKey();
+		
+		if (k==null) {
+			List<AccountKey> peerList=etchMixin.getPeerList();
+			int n=peerList.size();
+			if (n==0) {
+				throw new CLIError("No peers available in store: "+etchMixin.getEtchStore());
+			}
+			
+			String s=peerKeyMixin.getPublicKey();
+			if (s!=null) {
+				peerList.removeIf(pk->!pk.toHexString().startsWith(s));
+				n=peerList.size();
+			}
+			
+			if (n==0) {
+				throw new CLIError("No peer in store with prefix: "+s);
+			} if (n==1) {
+				k=peerList.get(0);
+			} else if (n==0) {
+				throw new CLIError("No peers available in store: "+etchMixin.getEtchStore());
+			} else {
+				informWarning("Need to select peer to backup, available peers are:");
+				for (AccountKey pk: peerList) {
+					inform(pk.toHexString());
+				}
+				
+				throw new CLIError("Please specify which peer to backup with --peer-key");
+			}
+		}
+		
+		AMap<Keyword,ACell> peerData;
+		try {
+			peerData=convex.core.cvm.Peer.getPeerData(etchMixin.getEtchStore(), k);
+			if (peerData==null) {
+				throw new CLIError("No peer data found for key: "+k);
+			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new CLIError("Unable to access peers data",e);
+		}
+		
+		if (outFile==null) {
+			outFile="peer-backup-"+k.toHexString(8)+"-"+Utils.timeString()+".cad3";
+		}
+		File f=FileUtils.getFile(outFile);
+		
+		try {
+			FileUtils.writeCAD3(f.toPath(), peerData);
+			inform("Peer data written to: "+f);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new CLIError("Unable to write peer data",e);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerList.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerList.java
index 99c3ed53b..d7602ae65 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerList.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerList.java
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 package convex.cli.peer;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import convex.cli.CLIError;
-import convex.cli.ExitCodes;
 import convex.core.data.AccountKey;
-import convex.etch.EtchStore;
-import convex.peer.API;
 import picocli.CommandLine.Command;
 import picocli.CommandLine.ParentCommand;
 
@@ -25,18 +20,10 @@ public class PeerList extends APeerCommand {
 
 
 	@Override
-	public void execute() {
-		
-		EtchStore etch=etchMixin.getEtchStore();
-		try {
-			List<AccountKey> keys=API.listPeers(etch);
-			for (AccountKey k: keys) {
-				println(k.toHexString());
-			}
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			throw new CLIError(ExitCodes.IOERR,"IO Error reating etch store at "+etch,e);
-		} finally {
-			etch.close();
+	public void execute() {	
+		List<AccountKey> keys=etchMixin.getPeerList();
+		for (AccountKey k: keys) {
+			println(k.toHexString());
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/cvm/Peer.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/cvm/Peer.java
index 4e2309222..c47c874e1 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/cvm/Peer.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/cvm/Peer.java
@@ -229,16 +229,6 @@ public static Peer restorePeer(AStore store, AKeyPair keyPair, ACell rootKey) th
 		Peer peer=Peer.fromData(keyPair,peerData);
 		return peer;
 	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Like {@link #getPeerData(AStore, ACell)} but uses a null root key.
-	 * @param store store from which to load Peer data
-	 * @return Peer data map
-	 * @throws IOException In case of IOException
-	 */
-	public static AMap<Keyword, ACell> getPeerData(AStore store) throws IOException {
-		return getPeerData(store, null);
-	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets Peer Data from a Store.
diff --git a/convex-peer/src/main/java/convex/peer/API.java b/convex-peer/src/main/java/convex/peer/API.java
index 15b905306..34d2e634e 100644
--- a/convex-peer/src/main/java/convex/peer/API.java
+++ b/convex-peer/src/main/java/convex/peer/API.java
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ public static List<Server> launchLocalPeers(List<AKeyPair> keyPairs, State genes
 	/**
 	 * Gets the list of peers registered in the given Etch Store
 	 * @param store Store from which to read peers
-	 * @return null if peer list not present
+	 * @return A new ArrayList of keys, or null if peer list not present
 	 * @throws IOException in case of IO error reading peers from store
 	 */
-	public static List<AccountKey> listPeers(AStore store) throws IOException {
+	public static ArrayList<AccountKey> listPeers(AStore store) throws IOException {
 		AMap<ACell,ACell> data=store.getRootData();
 		ArrayList<AccountKey> results=new ArrayList<>();
 		if (data==null) return results;