diff --git a/scripts/backup b/scripts/backup
index 2bd5042..337c00f 100755
--- a/scripts/backup
+++ b/scripts/backup
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ ynh_backup --src_path="${flohmarkt_log_dir}"
 
 # for the following backups we'll want to stop flohmarkt and couchdb
 # to guarentee a consistant state
-ynh_print_info --message="Stopping flohmarkt and couchdb to backup data..."
+ynh_print_info --message="Stopping flohmarkt to backup data..."
 flohmarkt_ynh_stop_service
-flohmarkt_ynh_stop_couchdb
 
 # https://codeberg.org/ChriChri/flohmarkt_ynh/issues/24
 # since this might be re-installed as a dependency during 'remove' and 
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ flohmarkt_ynh_stop_couchdb
 # ynh_backup --src_path="$data_dir" --is_big
 ynh_backup --src_path="$flohmarkt_data_dir"
 
-ynh_print_info --message="Starting couchdb..."
-flohmarkt_ynh_start_couchdb
-
 ynh_print_info --message="Dumping couchdb..."
 flohmarkt_ynh_dump_couchdb
 
diff --git a/scripts/remove b/scripts/remove
index a3aadce..a56f99f 100755
--- a/scripts/remove
+++ b/scripts/remove
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ ynh_script_progression --message="Removing data directory..." --weight=2
 ynh_remove_systemd_config
 
 # remove symlinks
-ynh_secure_remove "$flohmarkt_sym_install"
-ynh_secure_remove "$flohmarkt_sym_data_dir"
+ynh_secure_remove --file="$flohmarkt_sym_install"
+ynh_secure_remove --file="$flohmarkt_sym_data_dir"
 
 #=================================================
 # END OF SCRIPT
diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index 9c15abd..55bdaba 100755
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ynh_restore_file --origin_path="$flohmarkt_install"
 
 # RESTORE THE DATA DIRECTORY
 ynh_script_progression --message="Restoring the data directory..." --weight=1
-ynh_restore_file --origin_path="$flohmarkt_data_dir=" --not_mandatory
+ynh_restore_file --origin_path="$flohmarkt_data_dir" --not_mandatory
 mkdir -p $data_dir
 
 # restore logfiles