diff --git a/debian/bareos-database-common.config.in b/debian/bareos-database-common.config.in
index be5245f71e9..1a8f25e78db 100644
--- a/debian/bareos-database-common.config.in
+++ b/debian/bareos-database-common.config.in
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@ if [ -r @scriptdir@/bareos-config-lib.sh ]; then
         dbc_dbtypes=`echo ${dbc_dbtypes} | sed 's/, *$//'`
 
         # action
-        param1="$1"
-        shift || true
+        if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+            param1="$1"
+            shift
+        fi
         # $2: when action is "configure": most-recently-configured-version
-        param2="$1"
-        param2_orig=$param2
-        shift || true
+        if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+            param2="$1"
+            param2_orig=$param2
+            shift
+        fi
 
         # When upgrading from an older version (param2),
         # do not pass the version number of the old package.
diff --git a/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in b/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in
index cd34d35b90b..7201c54f9fc 100644
--- a/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in
+++ b/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ if [ -r @scriptdir@/bareos-config-lib.sh ]; then
         . /usr/share/dbconfig-common/dpkg/postinst
 
         # action
-        param1="$1"
-        shift || true
+        if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+            param1="$1"
+            shift
+        fi
         # when action is "configure": most-recently-configured-version
-        param2="$1"
-        shift || true
+        if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+            param2="$1"
+            shift
+        fi
         if [ "$param2" ]; then
             case "$param1" in
                 configure|reconfigure)
diff --git a/platforms/systemd/bareos-dir.service.in b/platforms/systemd/bareos-dir.service.in
index 70e7f495320..960643ed014 100644
--- a/platforms/systemd/bareos-dir.service.in
+++ b/platforms/systemd/bareos-dir.service.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Description=Bareos Director Daemon service
 Documentation=man:bareos-dir(8)
 Requires=nss-lookup.target network.target remote-fs.target time-sync.target
-After=nss-lookup.target network.target remote-fs.target time-sync.target postgresql.service mysql.service
+After=nss-lookup.target network.target remote-fs.target time-sync.target postgresql.service mysql.service mariadb.service
 # Dependency about the database
 # We let administrators decide if they need it (if local db instance)
 # Wants=@DEFAULT_DB_TYPE@.service