diff --git a/docs/docs/administration/backup-and-restore.md b/docs/docs/administration/backup-and-restore.md
index 4eb4d3a8bb..1b5cdba19a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/administration/backup-and-restore.md
+++ b/docs/docs/administration/backup-and-restore.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ docker compose create           # Create Docker containers for Immich apps witho
 docker start immich_postgres    # Start Postgres server
 sleep 10                        # Wait for Postgres server to start up
 # Check the database user if you deviated from the default
-gunzip < "/path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz" \
+gunzip --stdout "/path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz" \
 | sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" \
 | docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --dbname=postgres --username=<DB_USERNAME>  # Restore Backup
 docker compose up -d            # Start remainder of Immich apps
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ docker compose create                             # Create Docker containers for
 docker start immich_postgres                      # Start Postgres server
 sleep 10                                          # Wait for Postgres server to start up
 docker exec -it immich_postgres bash              # Enter the Docker shell and run the following command
-# Check the database user if you deviated from the default. If your backup ends in `.gz`, replace `cat` with `gunzip`
-cat < "/dump.sql" | sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" | psql --dbname=postgres --username=<DB_USERNAME>
+# Check the database user if you deviated from the default. If your backup ends in `.gz`, replace `cat` with `gunzip --stdout`
+cat "/dump.sql" | sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" | psql --dbname=postgres --username=<DB_USERNAME>
 exit                                              # Exit the Docker shell
 docker compose up -d                              # Start remainder of Immich apps
 ```