diff --git a/server/src/utils/backups.ts b/server/src/utils/backups.ts
index c101e8eb7f..ba609f8d12 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/backups.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/backups.ts
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ export async function restoreBackup(
     let inputStream: Readable;
     if (backupFilePath.endsWith('.gz')) {
       const fileStream = storage.createPlainReadStream(backupFilePath);
-      const inputStream = storage.createGunzip();
-      fileStream.pipe(inputStream);
+      const gunzip = storage.createGunzip();
+      fileStream.pipe(gunzip);
+      inputStream = gunzip;
     } else {
       inputStream = storage.createPlainReadStream(backupFilePath);
     }