diff --git a/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in b/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in
index db94afeb4bc..3ae84d74e53 100644
--- a/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in
+++ b/debian/bareos-database-common.postinst.in
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ if [ -r @scriptdir@/bareos-config-lib.sh ]; then
         # run dbconfig
         dbc_go bareos-database-common $param1 $param2 $@
 
-        # apply the dbconfig settings
-        apply_dbconfig_settings
+        # apply the dbconfig settings, ignore errors
+        @scriptdir@/bareos-config apply_dbconfig_settings || true
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/bareos-config-lib.sh.in b/scripts/bareos-config-lib.sh.in
index 2d1c990bb97..f84c4dd2854 100644
--- a/scripts/bareos-config-lib.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/bareos-config-lib.sh.in
@@ -602,7 +602,6 @@ apply_dbconfig_settings()
     if [ "$dbc_authmethod_user" != "ident" ] && [ "$dbc_dbpass" ]; then
         set_config_param "${CFG_DIR}" "Catalog" "MyCatalog" "dbpassword" "$dbc_dbpass"
     fi
-
 }
 
 get_local_hostname()