diff --git a/scripts/backup b/scripts/backup
index ceaafea..74f86b2 100755
--- a/scripts/backup
+++ b/scripts/backup
@@ -35,27 +35,19 @@ db_name=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=db_name)
 cache=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=cache)
 
 #=================================================
-# STANDARD BACKUP STEPS
+# DECLARE DATA AND CONF FILES TO BACKUP
 #=================================================
-# STOP SYSTEMD SERVICE
-#=================================================
-ynh_print_info --message="Stopping a systemd service..."
-
-ynh_systemd_action --service_name=$app --action="stop" --log_path=systemd --line_match="Stopped $app"
-
-pkill -u $app
+ynh_print_info --message="Declaring files to be backed up..."
 
 #=================================================
 # BACKUP THE APP MAIN DIR
 #=================================================
-ynh_print_info --message="Backing up the main app directory..."
 
 ynh_backup --src_path="$final_path"
 
 #=================================================
 # BACKUP THE NGINX CONFIGURATION
 #=================================================
-ynh_print_info --message="Backing up nginx web server configuration..."
 
 ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/nginx/conf.d/$domain.d/$app.conf"
 
@@ -64,6 +56,20 @@ then
 	ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/nginx/conf.d/$app-cache.conf"
 fi
 
+#=================================================
+# SPECIFIC BACKUP
+#=================================================
+# BACKUP CONFIG FILE
+#=================================================
+
+ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/$app/config.exs"
+
+#=================================================
+# BACKUP SYSTEMD
+#=================================================
+
+ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/systemd/system/$app.service"
+
 #=================================================
 # BACKUP THE POSTGRESQL DATABASE
 #=================================================
@@ -71,32 +77,6 @@ ynh_print_info --message="Backing up the PostgreSQL database..."
 
 ynh_psql_dump_db --database="$db_name" > db.sql
 
-#=================================================
-# SPECIFIC BACKUP
-#=================================================
-# BACKUP CONFIG FILE
-#=================================================
-ynh_print_info --message="Backing up configuration file..."
-
-ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/$app/config.exs"
-
-#=================================================
-# BACKUP SYSTEMD
-#=================================================
-ynh_print_info --message="Backing up systemd configuration..."
-
-ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/systemd/system/$app.service"
-
-#=================================================
-# START SYSTEMD SERVICE
-#=================================================
-ynh_print_info --message="Starting a systemd service..."
-
-ynh_systemd_action --service_name=$app --action="start" --log_path=systemd --line_match="Started $app"
-if [ ${PACKAGE_CHECK_EXEC:-0} -eq 1 ]; then
-	sleep 60
-fi
-
 #=================================================
 # END OF SCRIPT
 #=================================================