diff --git a/src/server/lib/database-restore.ts b/src/server/lib/database-restore.ts
index 5d58fd0..75ec8a5 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/database-restore.ts
+++ b/src/server/lib/database-restore.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const CUSTOM_RESTORE_SCRIPT_ARGS = [
   "--if-exists",
   "--no-owner",
   "--no-privileges",
+  "--file=-",
 ] as const;
 
 export const ATOMIC_PSQL_RESTORE_ARGS = [
diff --git a/tests/backend/database-restore-safety.test.ts b/tests/backend/database-restore-safety.test.ts
index c70a117..ca7c1a3 100644
--- a/tests/backend/database-restore-safety.test.ts
+++ b/tests/backend/database-restore-safety.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ test("database restores execute atomically and stop on SQL errors", () => {
     "--if-exists",
     "--no-owner",
     "--no-privileges",
+    "--file=-",
   ]);
 });