diff --git a/.changeset/proud-fireants-report.md b/.changeset/proud-fireants-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8540fa281c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/proud-fireants-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"wrangler": patch
+---
+
+fix: refactor d1's time-travel compatibility check
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/d1/timeTravel.test.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/d1/timeTravel.test.ts
index 1d1e0311e92f..d0a554a84e93 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/d1/timeTravel.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/d1/timeTravel.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
+import { rest } from "msw";
+import { throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha } from "../../d1/timeTravel/utils";
+import { mockAccountId, mockApiToken } from "../helpers/mock-account-id";
 import { mockConsoleMethods } from "../helpers/mock-console";
 import { useMockIsTTY } from "../helpers/mock-istty";
+import { mockGetMemberships, mockOAuthFlow } from "../helpers/mock-oauth-flow";
+import { msw } from "../helpers/msw";
+import { runInTempDir } from "../helpers/run-in-tmp";
 import { runWrangler } from "../helpers/run-wrangler";
 import writeWranglerToml from "../helpers/write-wrangler-toml";
 
 describe("time-travel", () => {
 	mockConsoleMethods();
+	mockAccountId({ accountId: null });
+	mockApiToken();
+	runInTempDir();
+	const { mockOAuthServerCallback } = mockOAuthFlow();
 	const { setIsTTY } = useMockIsTTY();
 
 	describe("restore", () => {
@@ -25,4 +35,88 @@ describe("time-travel", () => {
 			);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe("throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha", () => {
+		it("should throw for alpha dbs", async () => {
+			writeWranglerToml({
+				d1_databases: [
+					{ binding: "DATABASE", database_name: "db", database_id: "xxxx" },
+				],
+			});
+			mockOAuthServerCallback();
+			mockGetMemberships([
+				{ id: "IG-88", account: { id: "1701", name: "enterprise" } },
+			]);
+			msw.use(
+				rest.get(
+					"*/accounts/:accountId/d1/database/*",
+					async (_req, res, ctx) => {
+						return res(
+							ctx.status(200),
+							ctx.json({
+								result: {
+									uuid: "d5b1d127-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-cbc69f0a9e06",
+									name: "northwind",
+									created_at: "2023-05-23T08:33:54.590Z",
+									version: "alpha",
+									num_tables: 13,
+									file_size: 33067008,
+									running_in_region: "WEUR",
+								},
+								success: true,
+								errors: [],
+								messages: [],
+							})
+						);
+					}
+				)
+			);
+			await expect(
+				throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha("1701", "d5b1d127-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-cbc69f0a9e06")
+			).rejects.toThrowError(
+				"Time travel is not available for alpha D1 databases. You will need to migrate to a new database for access to this feature."
+			);
+		});
+		it("should not throw for non-alpha dbs", async () => {
+			writeWranglerToml({
+				d1_databases: [
+					{ binding: "DATABASE", database_name: "db", database_id: "xxxx" },
+				],
+			});
+			mockOAuthServerCallback();
+			mockGetMemberships([
+				{ id: "IG-88", account: { id: "1701", name: "enterprise" } },
+			]);
+			msw.use(
+				rest.get(
+					"*/accounts/:accountId/d1/database/*",
+					async (_req, res, ctx) => {
+						return res(
+							ctx.status(200),
+							ctx.json({
+								result: {
+									uuid: "d5b1d127-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-cbc69f0a9e06",
+									name: "northwind",
+									created_at: "2023-05-23T08:33:54.590Z",
+									version: "production",
+									num_tables: 13,
+									file_size: 33067008,
+									running_in_region: "WEUR",
+								},
+								success: true,
+								errors: [],
+								messages: [],
+							})
+						);
+					}
+				)
+			);
+			const result = await throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha(
+				"1701",
+				"d5b1d127-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-cbc69f0a9e06"
+			);
+			//since the function throws if the db is alpha
+			expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/info.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/info.ts
index b34165b27595..62de22e8b0c2 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/info.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/info.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import { logger } from "../../logger";
 import { requireAuth } from "../../user";
 import { Database } from "../options";
 import { getDatabaseByNameOrBinding } from "../utils";
-import {
-	checkIfDatabaseIsExperimental,
-	getBookmarkIdFromTimestamp,
-} from "./utils";
+import { getBookmarkIdFromTimestamp, throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha } from "./utils";
 import type {
 	CommonYargsArgv,
 	StrictYargsOptionsToInterface,
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ export const InfoHandler = withConfig<HandlerOptions>(
 		// bookmark
 		const accountId = await requireAuth(config);
 		const db = await getDatabaseByNameOrBinding(config, accountId, database);
-		await checkIfDatabaseIsExperimental(accountId, db.uuid);
+		await throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha(accountId, db.uuid);
 		const result = await getBookmarkIdFromTimestamp(
 			accountId,
 			db.uuid,
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/restore.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/restore.ts
index efc52856fa6f..2cb33c489dd9 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/restore.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/restore.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ import { logger } from "../../logger";
 import { requireAuth } from "../../user";
 import { Database } from "../options";
 import { getDatabaseByNameOrBinding } from "../utils";
-import {
-	checkIfDatabaseIsExperimental,
-	getBookmarkIdFromTimestamp,
-} from "./utils";
+import { getBookmarkIdFromTimestamp, throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha } from "./utils";
 import type {
 	CommonYargsArgv,
 	StrictYargsOptionsToInterface,
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ export const RestoreHandler = withConfig<HandlerOptions>(
 		// bookmark
 		const accountId = await requireAuth(config);
 		const db = await getDatabaseByNameOrBinding(config, accountId, database);
-		await checkIfDatabaseIsExperimental(accountId, db.uuid);
+		await throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha(accountId, db.uuid);
 		const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
 
 		if (timestamp) {
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/utils.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/utils.ts
index 85e512611844..5c76b24c0d29 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/d1/timeTravel/utils.ts
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ export const getBookmarkIdFromTimestamp = async (
 	return bookmarkResult;
 };
 
-export const checkIfDatabaseIsExperimental = async (
+export const throwIfDatabaseIsAlpha = async (
 	accountId: string,
 	databaseId: string
 ): Promise<void> => {
 	const dbInfo = await getDatabaseInfoFromId(accountId, databaseId);
-	if (dbInfo.version !== "beta") {
+	if (dbInfo.version === "alpha") {
 		throw new UserError(
-			"Time travel is only available for D1 databases created with the --experimental-backend flag"
+			"Time travel is not available for alpha D1 databases. You will need to migrate to a new database for access to this feature."
 		);
 	}
 };