diff --git a/build/common/commands/restore_backup.py b/build/common/commands/restore_backup.py
index d2e4f0ee..2ae6ca78 100644
--- a/build/common/commands/restore_backup.py
+++ b/build/common/commands/restore_backup.py
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ def restore_postgres(config, site_config, database_file):
     run_command(psql_command + [psql_uri, "-c", f"CREATE DATABASE \"{db_name}\""])
     run_command(psql_command + [psql_uri, "-c", f"CREATE user {db_name} password '{db_password}'"])
     run_command(psql_command + [psql_uri, "-c", f"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE \"{db_name}\" TO {db_name}"])
-    run_command(psql_command + [f"{psql_uri}/{db_name}", "<", database_file.replace('.gz', '')])
+    with open(database_file.replace('.gz', ''), 'r') as db_file:
+        run_command(psql_command + [f"{psql_uri}/{db_name}", "<"], stdin=db_file)
 
 
 def restore_mariadb(config, site_config, database_file):
@@ -244,10 +245,9 @@ def restore_mariadb(config, site_config, database_file):
     grant_privileges = mysql_command + ["-e", f"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON \`{db_name}\`.* TO '{db_name}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '{db_password}'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"]
     run_command(grant_privileges)
 
-    command = mysql_command + [f"{db_name}", "<", database_file.replace(".gz", "")]
-
     print('Restoring MariaDB')
-    run_command(command)
+    with open(database_file.replace(".gz", ""), "r") as db_file:
+        run_command(mysql_command + [f"{db_name}", "<"], stdin=db_file)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/build/common/commands/utils.py b/build/common/commands/utils.py
index d962fbd5..8ebffb63 100644
--- a/build/common/commands/utils.py
+++ b/build/common/commands/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import subprocess
 
 
-def run_command(command, stdout=None, stderr=None):
+def run_command(command, stdout=None, stdin=None, stderr=None):
     stdout = stdout or subprocess.PIPE
     stderr = stderr or subprocess.PIPE
-    process = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
+    process = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=stdout, stdin=stdin, stderr=stderr)
     out, error = process.communicate()
     if process.returncode:
         print("Something went wrong:")