diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/restore.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/restore.sh
index 2a1ccd0ac..85c5982e1 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/restore.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/restore.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ if [ ! -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then
     return "File '$BACKUP_FILE' does not exist" 2>/dev/null || exit 1
 fi
 
-# Load backend .env for DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD & DB_DATABASE
+# Load database .env for DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD & DB_DATABASE
 # NOTE: all config values will be in process.env when starting
 # the services and will therefore take precedence over the .env
-if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env" ]; then
-    export $(cat $PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
+if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env" ]; then
+    export $(cat $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
 else
-    export $(cat $PROJECT_ROOT/backend/.env.dist | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
+    export $(cat $PROJECT_ROOT/database/.env.dist | sed 's/#.*//g' | xargs)
 fi
 
 # Stop gradido-backend service