diff --git a/src/freedombone-restore-local b/src/freedombone-restore-local
index 66ccee2c..9eb0fc13 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-restore-local
+++ b/src/freedombone-restore-local
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ function restore_configuration {
             rm -rf /root/tempconfig
             exit 5294
         fi
+        if [ -f $CONFIG_FILE ]; then
+            # install according to the config file
+            freedombone -c $CONFIG_FILE
+        fi
         cp -f /root/tempconfig/root/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt $COMPLETION_FILE
         if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
             unmount_drive
diff --git a/src/freedombone-restore-remote b/src/freedombone-restore-remote
index 698c5ab8..cec39041 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-restore-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-restore-remote
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ if [ -d $SERVER_DIRECTORY/backup/config ]; then
         rm -rf /root/tempconfig
         exit 5372
     fi
+    if [ -f $CONFIG_FILE ]; then
+        # install according to the config file
+        freedombone -c $CONFIG_FILE
+    fi
     cp -f /root/tempconfig/root/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt $COMPLETION_FILE
     if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
         unmount_drive