diff --git a/scripts/backup b/scripts/backup
index 1db5657..902da69 100755
--- a/scripts/backup
+++ b/scripts/backup
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ sudo cp -a /etc/nginx/conf.d/$domain.d/${APP}.conf "${BACKUP_DIR}/conf/${APP}.co
 sudo cp -a /etc/cron.d/${APP} "${BACKUP_DIR}/conf/${APP}"
 
 # Backup mysql
-ynh_mysql_dump_db ${APP} > ${BACKUP_DIR}/${APP}.dmp
+sudo ynh_mysql_dump_db ${APP} > ${BACKUP_DIR}/${APP}.dmp
diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index be7424e..43fcd8c 100644
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ BACKUP_DIR=$1
 
 # The parameter $2 is the id of the app instance ex: strut__2
 APP=$2
+dbname=$APP
+dbuser=$APP
 
 # Source app helpers
 . /usr/share/yunohost/helpers
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ APP=$2
 # retrieve useful param
 domain=$(ynh_app_setting_get ${APP} domain)
 path=$(ynh_app_setting_get ${APP} path)
+dbpass=$(ynh_app_setting_get ${APP} mysqlpwd)
 
 # Check domain/path availability
 sudo yunohost app checkurl $domain$path -a ${APP} || ynh_die "The path ${domain}${path} is not available for app installation."
@@ -33,7 +36,9 @@ sudo cp -a "${BACKUP_DIR}/conf/${APP}.conf" /etc/nginx/conf.d/$domain.d/${APP}.c
 sudo cp -a "${BACKUP_DIR}/conf/${APP}" /etc/cron.d/${APP}
 
 # Restore mysql dump
-ynh_mysql_execute_file_as_root "${BACKUP_DIR}/${APP}.dmp" "${APP}"
+ynh_mysql_create_db "$dbname" "$dbuser" "$dbpass"
+ynh_mysql_connect_as "$dbuser" "$dbpass" "$dbname" < "${BACKUP_DIR}/${APP}.dmp"
+
 # Reload Nginx, and regenerate SSOwat conf
 sudo service nginx reload
 sudo yunohost app ssowatconf