diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-pleroma b/src/freedombone-app-pleroma
index caa3bc8c..a097351d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-pleroma
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-pleroma
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@ function backup_local_pleroma {
         PLEROMA_DOMAIN_NAME=$(get_completion_param "pleroma domain")
     fi
 
+    systemctl stop pleroma
+
     function_check suspend_site
     suspend_site ${PLEROMA_DOMAIN_NAME}
 
@@ -757,6 +759,8 @@ function backup_local_pleroma {
 
     function_check restart_site
     restart_site
+
+    systemctl restart pleroma
 }
 
 function restore_local_pleroma {
@@ -769,6 +773,8 @@ function restore_local_pleroma {
         temp_restore_dir=/root/temppleroma
         pleroma_dir=$PLEROMA_DIR
 
+        systemctl stop pleroma
+
         PLEROMA_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_pleroma/hostname)
         function_check pleroma_create_database
         pleroma_create_database
@@ -797,6 +803,8 @@ function backup_remote_pleroma {
         PLEROMA_DOMAIN_NAME=$(get_completion_param "pleroma domain")
     fi
 
+    systemctl stop pleroma
+
     function_check suspend_site
     suspend_site ${PLEROMA_DOMAIN_NAME}
 
@@ -810,6 +818,8 @@ function backup_remote_pleroma {
 
     function_check restart_site
     restart_site
+
+    systemctl restart pleroma
 }
 
 function restore_remote_pleroma {
@@ -822,6 +832,8 @@ function restore_remote_pleroma {
         temp_restore_dir=/root/temppleroma
         pleroma_dir=$PLEROMA_DIR
 
+        systemctl stop pleroma
+
         PLEROMA_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_pleroma/hostname)
         function_check pleroma_create_database
         pleroma_create_database