diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index c9d132c..44d0e13 100755
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ chown -R "$app":"$app" "$final_path"
 #=================================================
 ynh_script_progression --message="Recreating the data directory..."
 
+# Use --not_mandatory for the data directory, because if the backup has been made with BACKUP_CORE_ONLY, there's no data into the backup.
+ynh_restore_file --origin_path="$datadir" --not_mandatory
+
 # Create app folders
 mkdir -p "$datadir/"
 mkdir -p "$datadir/uploads/"
@@ -100,8 +103,6 @@ mkdir -p "$datadir/static/emoji/"
 # Give permission to the datadir
 chown -R "$app":"$app" "$datadir"
 
-ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=datadir --value="$datadir"
-
 #=================================================
 # RESTORE THE CONFIG FILE
 #=================================================