diff --git a/include/dbupdate.php b/include/dbupdate.php
index 3583be3106..14709208fa 100644
--- a/include/dbupdate.php
+++ b/include/dbupdate.php
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ function dbupdate_run(&$argv, &$argc) {
 
 	Config::load();
 
+	// We are deleting the latest dbupdate entry.
+	// This is done to avoid endless loops because the update was interupted.
+	Config::delete('database','dbupdate_'.DB_UPDATE_VERSION);
+
 	update_db($a);
 }