diff --git a/gnu/installer/final.scm b/gnu/installer/final.scm
index 044f79372b..9a6bbad122 100644
--- a/gnu/installer/final.scm
+++ b/gnu/installer/final.scm
@@ -213,10 +213,13 @@ (define (assert-exit x)
 
              (set! ret (run-command install-command #:tty? #t)))
            (lambda ()
-             ;; Restart guix-daemon so that it does no keep the MNT namespace
+             ;; Stop guix-daemon so that it does no keep the MNT namespace
              ;; alive.
-             (restart-service 'guix-daemon)
+             (stop-service 'guix-daemon)
+
+             ;; Restore the database and restart it.
              (copy-file saved-database database-file)
+             (start-service 'guix-daemon)
 
              ;; Finally umount the cow-store and exit the container.
              (unmount-cow-store (%installer-target-dir) backing-directory)