diff --git a/infra/backup.sh b/infra/backup.sh
index a15e4c9..feaa894 100755
--- a/infra/backup.sh
+++ b/infra/backup.sh
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ find_container() {
 log "--- SQLite ---"
 SERVER_CTR=$(find_container server)
 if [ -n "${SERVER_CTR}" ]; then
-    log "Dumping hiy.db via container ${SERVER_CTR}…"
-    podman exec "${SERVER_CTR}" sqlite3 "${HIY_DATA_DIR}/hiy.db" .dump \
-        > "${STAGING}/hiy.sql"
+    log "Copying hiy.db from container ${SERVER_CTR}…"
+    podman cp "${SERVER_CTR}:${HIY_DATA_DIR}/hiy.db" "${STAGING}/hiy.db"
+    log "Dumping hiy.db…"
+    sqlite3 "${STAGING}/hiy.db" .dump > "${STAGING}/hiy.sql"
+    rm "${STAGING}/hiy.db"
 elif [ -f "${HIY_DATA_DIR}/hiy.db" ]; then
     log "Server container not running — dumping from host path…"
     sqlite3 "${HIY_DATA_DIR}/hiy.db" .dump > "${STAGING}/hiy.sql"