diff --git a/install/lib/update.lib.php b/install/lib/update.lib.php
index dece04db25a94d3a6d0748a3d8b1fb39213fa152..81f89600209bd026df437b2756f924dea4c06914 100644
--- a/install/lib/update.lib.php
+++ b/install/lib/update.lib.php
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ function updateDbAndIni() {
 	//** load old data back into database
 	if( !empty($conf["mysql"]["admin_password"]) ) {
 
-		system("mysql --default-character-set=".$conf['mysql']['charset']." -h '".$conf['mysql']['host']."' -u '".$conf['mysql']['admin_user']."' -p'".$conf['mysql']['admin_password']."' ".$conf['mysql']['database']." < existing_db.sql");
+		system("mysql --default-character-set=".$conf['mysql']['charset']." --force -h '".$conf['mysql']['host']."' -u '".$conf['mysql']['admin_user']."' -p'".$conf['mysql']['admin_password']."' ".$conf['mysql']['database']." < existing_db.sql");
 	} else {
 
-		system("mysql --default-character-set=".$conf['mysql']['charset']." -h '".$conf['mysql']['host']."' -u '".$conf['mysql']['admin_user']."' ".$conf['mysql']['database']." < existing_db.sql");
+		system("mysql --default-character-set=".$conf['mysql']['charset']." --force -h '".$conf['mysql']['host']."' -u '".$conf['mysql']['admin_user']."' ".$conf['mysql']['database']." < existing_db.sql");
 	}