diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
index b439cc7d..e5f192a6 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
@@ -405,9 +405,8 @@ function restore_local_gnusocial {
             rm -rf $temp_restore_dir
         fi
 
-        # start the daemons
-        cd $gnusocial_dir
-        su -c "sh scripts/startdaemons.sh" -s /bin/sh www-data
+        gnusocial_update_after_restore gnusocial ${GNUSOCIAL_DOMAIN_NAME}
+
         echo $"Restore of gnusocial complete"
     fi
 }
@@ -454,9 +453,8 @@ function restore_remote_gnusocial {
             rm -rf /root/tempgnusocial
         fi
 
-        # start the daemons
-        cd /var/www/${GNUSOCIAL_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs
-        su -c "sh scripts/startdaemons.sh" -s /bin/sh www-data
+        gnusocial_update_after_restore gnusocial ${GNUSOCIAL_DOMAIN_NAME}
+
         echo $"Restore of gnusocial complete"
     fi
 }
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
index c115c3d3..2e10145c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
@@ -420,9 +420,7 @@ function restore_local_postactiv {
             rm -rf $temp_restore_dir
         fi
 
-        # start the daemons
-        cd $postactiv_dir
-        su -c "sh scripts/startdaemons.sh" -s /bin/sh www-data
+        gnusocial_update_after_restore postactiv ${POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME}
     fi
 }
 
@@ -465,9 +463,7 @@ function restore_remote_postactiv {
             rm -rf /root/temppostactiv
         fi
 
-        # start the daemons
-        cd /var/www/${POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs
-        su -c "sh scripts/startdaemons.sh" -s /bin/sh www-data
+        gnusocial_update_after_restore postactiv ${POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME}
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
index d641c689..022d5677 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
@@ -46,6 +46,32 @@ SHARINGS_THEME_COMMIT='7106c7ef03'
 GNUSOCIAL_MARKDOWN_REPO="https://git.gnu.io/chimo/markdown.git"
 GNUSOCIAL_MARKDOWN_COMMIT='03c53942f94b3376f0946e6e1fe566cc21ccf232'
 
+# Stuff to be done after restoring from backup
+function gnusocial_update_after_restore {
+    gnusocial_variant=$1
+    gnusocial_domain=$2
+
+    cd /var/www/${gnusocial_domain}/htdocs
+
+    # Ensure that the database password is correct
+    MARIADB_PASSWORD=$(${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u root -a mariadb)
+    sed -i "s|\$config['db']['database'].*|\$config['db']['database'] = 'mysqli://root:${MARIADB_PASSWORD}@localhost/${gnusocial_variant}';|g" config.php
+
+    # Set permissions
+    chmod g+w /var/www/$gnusocial_domain/htdocs
+    chmod a+w /var/www/$gnusocial_domain/htdocs/avatar
+    chmod a+w /var/www/$gnusocial_domain/htdocs/file
+    chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/$gnusocial_domain/htdocs
+    chmod +x /var/www/$gnusocial_domain/htdocs/scripts/maildaemon.php
+
+    # This seems to be necessary to get the UI back
+    gnusocial_use_classic $gnusocial_variant
+    gnusocial_use_qvitter $gnusocial_variant
+
+    # start the daemons
+    su -c "sh scripts/startdaemons.sh" -s /bin/sh www-data
+}
+
 function qvitter_update_background {
     domain_name="$1"
     ext=$2