diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.db_backup.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.db_backup.inc.php
index 63ac11678e..447c96f206 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.db_backup.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.db_backup.inc.php
@@ -347,23 +347,26 @@ class db_backup
 		'httpproxy_port',
 		'httpproxy_server_username',
 		'httpproxy_server_password',
+		'system_charset',
 	);
 
 	/**
 	 * Backup all data in the form of a (compressed) csv file
 	 *
 	 * @param resource $f file opened with fopen for reading
-	 * @param boolean $convert_to_system_charset=false convert the restored data to the selected system-charset
+	 * @param boolean $convert_to_system_charset=true convert the restored data to the selected system-charset
 	 * @param string $filename='' gives the file name which is used in case of a zip archive.
 	 * @param boolean $protect_system_config=true should above system_config values be protected (NOT overwritten)
 	 *
 	 * @returns An empty string or an error message in case of failure.
 	 */
-	function restore($f,$convert_to_system_charset=false,$filename='',$protect_system_config=true)
+	function restore($f,$convert_to_system_charset=true,$filename='',$protect_system_config=true)
 	{
 		@set_time_limit(0);
 		ini_set('auto_detect_line_endings',true);
 		
+		$convert_to_system_charset = true;	// enforce now utf-8 as system charset restores of old backups
+		
 		if ($protect_system_config)
 		{
 			$system_config = array();
@@ -419,6 +422,12 @@ class db_backup
 				return lang("Cant open '%1' for %2", $filename, lang("reading"))."<br>\n";
 			}
 		}
+		// do not stop if for whatever reason some sql statement fails
+		if ($this->db->Halt_On_Error != 'no')
+		{
+			$backup_db_halt_on_error = $this->db->Halt_On_Error;
+			$this->db->Halt_On_Error = 'no';
+		}
 		$table = False;
 		$n = 0;
 		while(!feof($f))
@@ -547,14 +556,7 @@ class db_backup
 				'config_name' => 'system_charset',
 			),__LINE__,__FILE__);
 		}
-		// zip?
-		if($type == 'zip')
-		{
-			fclose($f);
-			$f = $save_f;
-			unlink($name);
-			rmdir($dir.'/database_backup');
-		}
+		// restore protected system config
 		if ($protect_system_config)
 		{
 			foreach($system_config as $row)
@@ -565,6 +567,19 @@ class db_backup
 				),__LINE__,__FILE__);
 			}
 		}
+		// restore original Halt_On_Error state (if changed)
+		if ($backup_db_halt_on_error)
+		{
+			$this->db->Halt_On_Error = $backup_db_halt_on_error;
+		}
+		// zip?
+		if($type == 'zip')
+		{
+			fclose($f);
+			$f = $save_f;
+			unlink($name);
+			rmdir($dir.'/database_backup');
+		}
 		if (!$this->db->transaction_commit())
 		{
 			return lang('Restore failed');
diff --git a/setup/db_backup.php b/setup/db_backup.php
index d79194e6ad..da4a019172 100644
--- a/setup/db_backup.php
+++ b/setup/db_backup.php
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ if (!is_object(@$GLOBALS['egw']))	// called from outside eGW ==> setup
 	$tpl_root = $GLOBALS['egw_setup']->html->setup_tpl_dir('setup');
 	$self = 'db_backup.php';
 }
-$db_backup = CreateObject('phpgwapi.db_backup');
-$asyncservice = CreateObject('phpgwapi.asyncservice');
+$db_backup = new db_backup();
+$asyncservice = new asyncservice();
 
 // download a backup, has to be before any output !!!
 if ($_POST['download'])
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ if ($_POST['restore'])
 	if (is_resource($f = $db_backup->fopen_backup($file,true)))
 	{
 		echo '<p align="center">'.lang('restore started, this might take a few minutes ...')."</p>\n".str_repeat(' ',4096);
-		$db_backup->restore($f, FALSE, $file);
+		$db_backup->restore($f, true, $file);	// allways convert to current system charset on restore
 		$setup_tpl->set_var('error_msg',lang("backup '%1' restored",$file));
 		if ($run_in_egw)
 		{
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ if ($_POST['restore'])
 				$GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['header_admin_user']='admin',
 				$GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['header_admin_password']=uniqid('pw',true),false,true);
 			echo $cmd->run()."\n";
+			echo '<h3>'.lang('You should %1log out%2 and in again, to update your current session!','<a href="'.egw::link('/logout.php').'" target="_parent">','</a>')."</h3>\n";
 		}
 	}
 	else