diff --git a/scripts/backup b/scripts/backup
index 79a75bc..63677f2 100644
--- a/scripts/backup
+++ b/scripts/backup
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ source /usr/share/yunohost/helpers
 #=================================================
 ynh_print_info --message="Declaring files to be backed up..."
 
+(cd $install_dir && ynh_exec_as "$app" php$phpversion bin/console maintenance 1)
+
 #=================================================
 # BACKUP THE APP MAIN DIR
 #=================================================
@@ -57,8 +59,6 @@ ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/systemd/system/$app.service"
 #=================================================
 ynh_print_info --message="Backing up the MySQL database..."
 
-(cd $install_dir && ynh_exec_as "$app" php$phpversion bin/console maintenance 1)
-
 ynh_mysql_dump_db --database="$db_name" > db.sql
 
 (cd $install_dir && ynh_exec_as "$app" php$phpversion bin/console maintenance 0)