diff --git a/update_nextcloud.sh b/update_nextcloud.sh
index d865ba9..a8c6d70 100755
--- a/update_nextcloud.sh
+++ b/update_nextcloud.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ clean_up() {
 
    if [[ -f "$_backup_crontab_file" ]]; then
 
+      blank_line
       echononl "(Re)Install previously saved crontab from '$_backup_crontab_file'.."
 
       crontab $_backup_crontab_file >> $log_file 2>&1
@@ -840,14 +841,30 @@ echo ""
 # -
 echononl "   Backup MySQL database '$DATABASE_NAME'.."
 if [[ "$DATABASE_TYPE" = 'mysql' ]]; then
-   #mysqldump $MYSQL_CREDENTIALS --opt $DATABASE_NAME > \
-   mysqldump $MYSQL_CREDENTIALS --single-transaction $DATABASE_NAME > \
+   mysqldump $MYSQL_CREDENTIALS --max_allowed_packet=128M --single-transaction $DATABASE_NAME > \
       ${WEB_BASE_DIR}/${DATABASE_NAME}-v${PRIOR_VERSION}.${backup_date}.sql 2> $log_file
    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
       echo_ok
    else
       echo_failed
-      fatal "$(cat $log_file)"
+
+      blank_line
+      echo -e "\t[ \033[33m\033[1mCommand\033[m ]: \033[37m\033[1mmysqldump $MYSQL_CREDENTIALS \\
+\t                --max_allowed_packet=128M --single-transaction $DATABASE_NAME > \\
+\t                ${WEB_BASE_DIR}/${DATABASE_NAME}-v${PRIOR_VERSION}.${backup_date}.sql\033[m"
+
+      error "$(cat $log_file)"
+
+      echononl "continue anyway [yes/no]: "
+      read OK
+      OK="$(echo "$OK" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+      while [[ "$OK" != "yes" ]] && [[  "$OK" != "no" ]] ; do
+         echononl "Wrong entry! - repeat [yes/no]: "
+         read OK
+      done
+      [[ $OK = "yes" ]] || fatal "Abbruch durch User"
+      blank_line
+
    fi
 elif [[ "$DATABASE_TYPE" = 'postgres' ]]; then
    PGPASSWORD=$PSQL_PASS \