diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-dokuwiki b/src/freedombone-app-dokuwiki
index c09b5d22..8ab08bf1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-dokuwiki
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-dokuwiki
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ function install_dokuwiki {
 
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
+    systemctl restart mariadb
 
     function_check add_ddns_domain
     add_ddns_domain $DOKUWIKI_DOMAIN_NAME
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
index 9e971396..033b3e97 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ function install_etherpad {
 
     set_completion_param "etherpad domain" "$ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME"
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl enable etherpad
     systemctl daemon-reload
     systemctl start etherpad
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-friendica b/src/freedombone-app-friendica
index c821d41c..5dbb74ed 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-friendica
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-friendica
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ function install_friendica {
     chown www-data:www-data $FRIENDICA_PATH/.htconfig.php
     chmod 755 $FRIENDICA_PATH/.htconfig.php
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
     systemctl restart cron
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
index 1b71e860..afc6095e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ function install_gnusocial_main {
     # This improves performance
     sed -i "s|//\$config\['db'\]\['schemacheck'\].*|\$config\['db'\]\['schemacheck'\] = 'script';|g" $gnusocial_config_file
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gogs b/src/freedombone-app-gogs
index 49c8ea00..ee49423d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gogs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gogs
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ function upgrade_gogs {
     rm $INSTALL_DIR/gogs_config.ini
 
     sed -i "s|gogs version.*|gogs version:$GOGS_VERSION|g" ${COMPLETION_FILE}
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart gogs
 }
 
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ function install_gogs {
 
     GIT_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_gogs/hostname)
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-hubzilla b/src/freedombone-app-hubzilla
index bd7e4e1d..6e0fb6c8 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-hubzilla
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-hubzilla
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ function install_hubzilla {
     chown www-data:www-data $HUBZILLA_PATH/.htconfig.php
     chmod 755 $HUBZILLA_PATH/.htconfig.php
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
     systemctl restart cron
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-koel b/src/freedombone-app-koel
index d437134d..11813a84 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-koel
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-koel
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ function install_koel_main {
         KOEL_SERVER=${KOEL_ONION_HOSTNAME}
     fi
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
 
@@ -738,6 +739,7 @@ function install_koel {
     fi
     chown -R www-data:www-data /music
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart nginx
 
     APP_INSTALLED=1
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-lychee b/src/freedombone-app-lychee
index 01815854..b7352bd0 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-lychee
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-lychee
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ function install_lychee {
     function_check lychee_create_database
     lychee_create_database
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-nextcloud b/src/freedombone-app-nextcloud
index 702d27ff..504c63c1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-nextcloud
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-nextcloud
@@ -636,6 +636,8 @@ function install_nextcloud_main {
     sudo -u www-data ./occ maintenance:repair
     sudo -u www-data ./occ maintenance:mode --off
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
+
     # move the data directory
     mv /var/www/${NEXTCLOUD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/data /var/www/${NEXTCLOUD_DOMAIN_NAME}/
     sed -i "s|'datadirectory'.*|'datadirectory' => '/var/www/$NEXTCLOUD_DOMAIN_NAME/data',|g" /var/www/${NEXTCLOUD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/config/config.php
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
index dbba5a69..bde70ad3 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ function upgrade_postactiv {
     postactiv_customise_logo
     install_gnusocial_default_background "postactiv" "$POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME"
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/${POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs
+    systemctl restart mariadb
 }
 
 
@@ -776,6 +777,7 @@ function install_postactiv_main {
         rm /var/www/$POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/install.php
     fi
 
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-rss b/src/freedombone-app-rss
index 9be199f2..5f57ee84 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-rss
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-rss
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ function install_rss_main {
     configure_php
 
     nginx_ensite $RSS_READER_DOMAIN_NAME
+    systemctl restart mariadb
     systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
     systemctl restart nginx