diff --git a/update-Nitrov3.sh b/update-Nitrov3.sh
index 9aea9b6..703c7f5 100755
--- a/update-Nitrov3.sh
+++ b/update-Nitrov3.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ git pull
 # --- Automatic Safe Database Backup ---
 echo "--> Creating automatic database backup before update..."
 mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
-mariadb-dump $MYSQL_CRED "$DB_NAME" > "$BACKUP_DIR/backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql"
+mariadb-dump $MYSQL_CRED --force --skip-lock-tables "$DB_NAME" > "$BACKUP_DIR/backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql"
 
 # --- Automatic SQL Import ---
 echo "--> Checking for new SQL files..."