diff --git a/backup-database.bash b/backup-database.bash
index 306038be..ca68b13c 100644
--- a/backup-database.bash
+++ b/backup-database.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [[ -z "$prev_restart_delay" && -n "$cron_restart" ]]; then
+  echo "skipping initial launch...."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 FILE_NAME=data-dump_`date +%Y-%m-%d"_"%H_%M_%S`.sql.br
 FILE_NAME_COMPLETE=full-dump_`date +%Y-%m-%d"_"%H_%M_%S`.sql.br
 DATABASE_NAME=database
diff --git a/wipe-database.bash b/wipe-database.bash
index 5ccc60f2..f3813950 100644
--- a/wipe-database.bash
+++ b/wipe-database.bash
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ fi
 
 echo "🧨 Alle Daten aus allen Tabellen werden gelöscht..."
 
-# Generate and run TRUNCATE statements for all tables in the public schema
+# Erst müssen wir alle Verbindungen zur Datenbank trennen
+docker exec -i "$CONTAINER_NAME" psql -U "$DB_USER" "postgres" <<'EOSQL'
+SELECT pg_terminate_backend(pid)
+FROM pg_stat_activity
+WHERE datname = 'main' AND pid <> pg_backend_pid();
+EOSQL
+
+# Dann löschen wir die Datenbank und erstellen sie neu
 docker exec -i "$CONTAINER_NAME" psql -U "$DB_USER" "postgres" <<'EOSQL'
 DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS main;
 CREATE DATABASE main WITH OWNER main ENCODING 'UTF8';