diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore
index 00c8a36634..788b6082e6 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/OpenELEC-settings/scripts/backup-restore
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ if [ -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ] ; then
   fi
 fi
 sync
-reboot
+reboot -f