diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
index 022d5677..5b6cfa33 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function gnusocial_update_after_restore {
     # 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
+    MARIADB_PASSWORD=
 
     # Set permissions
     chmod g+w /var/www/$gnusocial_domain/htdocs