diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-ghost b/src/freedombone-app-ghost
index a8d93762..76c1ebc9 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-ghost
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-ghost
@@ -223,11 +223,22 @@ function restore_local_ghost {
         GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME=$(get_completion_param "ghost domain")
     fi
     if [ $GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
+        function_check get_mariadb_password
+        get_mariadb_password
+        DATABASE_PASSWORD=$MARIADB_PASSWORD
+
+        systemctl stop ghost
+
         function_check ghost_create_database
         ghost_create_database
 
         function_check restore_database
         restore_database ghost ${GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME}
+
+        systemctl start ghost
+
+        DATABASE_PASSWORD=
+        MARIADB_PASSWORD=
     fi
 }
 
@@ -255,6 +266,9 @@ function restore_remote_ghost {
         GHOST_DOMAIN_NAME=$(get_completion_param "ghost domain")
     fi
 
+    function_check get_mariadb_password
+    get_mariadb_password
+
     function_check restore_database_from_friend
 
     function_check ghost_create_database
@@ -356,6 +370,9 @@ function ghost_create_database {
         return
     fi
 
+    function_check get_mariadb_password
+    get_mariadb_password
+
     function_check create_database
     create_database ghost "$GHOST_ADMIN_PASSWORD"
 }