diff --git a/src/backbitdb b/src/backbitdb
index d84f214..15d732f 100755
--- a/src/backbitdb
+++ b/src/backbitdb
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ echo -n "Backing up ${dbName} database..."
 mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u "${dbUser}" -p"${dbPassword}" "${dbName}" > "${dateDir}/${dbName}.sql"
 echo " OK"
 
+echo -n "Starting service ${service}..."
+systemctl start "${service}"
+echo " OK"
+
 echo -n "Compressing backed up database..."
 pushd "${dateDir}" > /dev/null
 xz -9 "${dbName}.sql"
@@ -53,10 +57,6 @@ sha256sum * > sha256sums
 popd > /dev/null
 echo " OK"
 
-echo -n "Starting service ${service}..."
-systemctl start "${service}"
-echo " OK"
-
 if (( ${maxBackups} != 0 ))
 then
     nrOfBackups=$(ls -l ${outDir} | grep -c ^d)