diff --git a/src/gitea/assets/bin/db-load b/src/gitea/assets/bin/db-load
index a070565..41415c7 100755
--- a/src/gitea/assets/bin/db-load
+++ b/src/gitea/assets/bin/db-load
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+status=$(systemctl show gitea -p ActiveState --value)
+if [[ $status == active]]; then
+    systemctl stop gitea
+fi
 db-make
 psql -U $DBUSER -d $DBNAME -f $1
+if [[ $status == active]]; then
+    systemctl start gitea
+fi