diff --git a/script.sh b/script.sh
index f2af623..439b75b 100755
--- a/script.sh
+++ b/script.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,15 @@ cp "$parent_path"/.gitignore "$backup_path/.gitignore"
 
 if [ $moonraker_db_backups ]; then
     echo -e "Backup Moonraker DB"
-    bash "$HOME"/moonraker/scripts/backup-database.sh -o "$backup_path"/database.backup
+    MOONRAKER_URL="http://localhost:7125"
+    data='{ "filename": "moonraker-db-klipperbackup.db" }'
+    if curl -X POST "$MOONRAKER_URL/server/database/backup" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -d "$data" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        cp "$HOME"/printer_data/backup/database/moonraker-db-klipperbackup.db "$backup_path"/moonraker-db-klipperbackup.db
+    else
+        echo -e "Database Backup Failed - Is the printer printing?"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # utilize gits native exclusion file .gitignore to add files that should not be uploaded to remote.
diff --git a/utils/restore_data.sh b/utils/restore_data.sh
index 4d10783..353eb22 100755
--- a/utils/restore_data.sh
+++ b/utils/restore_data.sh
@@ -196,8 +196,13 @@ restoreBackupFiles() {
 
 restoreMoonrakerDB() {
     echo -e "Restore Moonraker Database"
-    if [ -f "$tempfolder/database.backup" ]; then
-        bash "$HOME"/moonraker/scripts/restore-database.sh -i "$tempfolder"/database.backup
+    if [ -f "$tempfolder/moonraker-db-klipperbackup.db" ]; then
+        cp $tempfolder/moonraker-db-klipperbackup.db "$HOME/printer_data/backup/database/moonraker-db-klipperbackup.db" 
+        MOONRAKER_URL="http://localhost:7125"
+        data='{ "filename": "moonraker-db-klipperbackup.db" }'
+        curl -X POST "$MOONRAKER_URL/server/database/restore" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "$data" >/dev/null 2>&1
     fi
 }