diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 55a224c..deb5258 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -70,19 +70,6 @@ if ynh_legacy_permissions_exists; then
 	ynh_app_setting_delete --app=$app --key=is_public
 fi
 
-if ! ynh_permission_exists --permission="admin"; then
-	# Create the required permissions
-	ynh_permission_create --permission="admin" --url="/admin" --allowed=$admin
-fi
-
-#=================================================
-# BACKUP BEFORE UPGRADE THEN ACTIVE TRAP
-#=================================================
-ynh_script_progression --message="Backing up Etherpad before upgrading (may take a while)..." --weight=1
-
-	ynh_app_setting_delete --app=$app --key=is_public
-fi
-
 if ! ynh_permission_exists --permission="admin"; then
 	# Create the required permissions
 	ynh_permission_create --permission="admin" --url="/admin" --allowed=$admin --auth_header=false
@@ -132,8 +119,8 @@ then
 
 	# Download, check integrity, uncompress and patch the source from app.src
 	pushd "$final_path"
-		git pull origin
 		ynh_use_nodejs
+		git pull origin
 		ynh_exec_as $app env "$ynh_node_load_PATH" src/bin/run.sh
 	popd
 fi