diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 2b759ce3..44239a37 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -8318,50 +8318,57 @@ quit" > $INSTALL_DIR/batch.sql
     # Ensure that the database gets backed up locally, if remote
     # backups are not being used
     backup_databases_script_header
-    echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo $'# Backup the GNU Social database' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo 'TEMPFILE=/root/gnusocial.sql' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo 'DAILYFILE=/var/backups/gnusocial_daily.sql' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo 'mysqldump --password="$MYSQL_PASSWORD" gnusocial > $TEMPFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo 'FILESIZE=$(stat -c%s $TEMPFILE)' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo 'if [ "$FILESIZE" -eq "0" ]; then' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '    if [ -f $DAILYFILE ]; then' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '        cp $DAILYFILE $TEMPFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '        # try to restore yesterdays database' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '        mysql -u root --password="$MYSQL_PASSWORD" gnusocial -o < $DAILYFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '        # Send a warning email' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '        echo "Unable to create a backup of the GNU Social database. Attempted to restore from yesterdays backup" | mail -s "GNU Social backup" $EMAIL' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '    else' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '        # Send a warning email' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '        echo "Unable to create a backup of the GNU Social database." | mail -s "GNU Social backup" $EMAIL' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '    fi' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo 'else' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '    chmod 600 $TEMPFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '    mv $TEMPFILE $DAILYFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '    # Make the backup readable only by root' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo '    chmod 600 $DAILYFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
-    echo 'fi' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
 
-    echo '' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
-    echo $'# GNU Social' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
-    echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
-    echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_2weekly.sql' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
-    echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
-    echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_daily.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
-    echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_daily.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
-    echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+    if ! grep -q "GNU Social" /usr/bin/backupdatabases; then
+        echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo $'# Backup the GNU Social database' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo 'TEMPFILE=/root/gnusocial.sql' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo 'DAILYFILE=/var/backups/gnusocial_daily.sql' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo 'mysqldump --password="$MYSQL_PASSWORD" gnusocial > $TEMPFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo 'FILESIZE=$(stat -c%s $TEMPFILE)' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo 'if [ "$FILESIZE" -eq "0" ]; then' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '    if [ -f $DAILYFILE ]; then' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '        cp $DAILYFILE $TEMPFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '        # try to restore yesterdays database' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '        mysql -u root --password="$MYSQL_PASSWORD" gnusocial -o < $DAILYFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '        # Send a warning email' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '        echo "Unable to create a backup of the GNU Social database. Attempted to restore from yesterdays backup" | mail -s "GNU Social backup" $EMAIL' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '    else' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '        # Send a warning email' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '        echo "Unable to create a backup of the GNU Social database." | mail -s "GNU Social backup" $EMAIL' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '    fi' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo 'else' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '    chmod 600 $TEMPFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '    mv $TEMPFILE $DAILYFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '    # Make the backup readable only by root' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo '    chmod 600 $DAILYFILE' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+        echo 'fi' >> /usr/bin/backupdatabases
+    fi
 
-    echo '' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
-    echo $'# GNU Social' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
-    echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_monthly.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
-    echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_monthly.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_2monthly.sql' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
-    echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
-    echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
-    echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_monthly.sql' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
-    echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+    if ! grep -q "GNU Social" /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly; then
+        echo '' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+        echo $'# GNU Social' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+        echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+        echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_2weekly.sql' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+        echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+        echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_daily.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+        echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_daily.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+        echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
+    fi
+
+    if ! grep -q "GNU Social" /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly; then
+        echo '' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+        echo $'# GNU Social' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+        echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_monthly.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+        echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_monthly.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_2monthly.sql' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+        echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+        echo 'if [ -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql ]; then' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+        echo '  cp -f /var/backups/gnusocial_weekly.sql /var/backups/gnusocial_monthly.sql' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+        echo 'fi' >> /etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
+    fi
 
     if ! grep -q "gnusocial" /etc/cron.hourly/repair; then
         echo "${PROJECT_NAME}-repair-database gnusocial" >> /etc/cron.hourly/repair