diff --git a/wikitextprocessor/core.py b/wikitextprocessor/core.py
index ac800fc8..2001c975 100644
--- a/wikitextprocessor/core.py
+++ b/wikitextprocessor/core.py
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ def backup_db_path(self) -> Path:
 
     def backup_db(self) -> None:
         self.backup_db_path.unlink(True)
+        self.db_conn.commit()
         backup_conn = sqlite3.connect(self.backup_db_path)
         with backup_conn:
             self.db_conn.backup(backup_conn)
diff --git a/wikitextprocessor/dumpparser.py b/wikitextprocessor/dumpparser.py
index 50d68d9e..76eb92d9 100644
--- a/wikitextprocessor/dumpparser.py
+++ b/wikitextprocessor/dumpparser.py
@@ -178,22 +178,24 @@ def _add_page_wrapper(
         if save_pages_path is not None:
             save_pages_to_file(ctx, save_pages_path)
 
-    analyze_and_overwrite_pages(ctx, overwrite_folders)
+    analyze_and_overwrite_pages(ctx, overwrite_folders, skip_extract_dump)
 
 
 def analyze_and_overwrite_pages(
-    ctx: "Wtp", overwrite_folders: Optional[List[Path]]
+    ctx: "Wtp", overwrite_folders: Optional[List[Path]], skip_extract_dump: bool
 ) -> None:
     if overwrite_folders is not None:
         if overwrite_pages(ctx, overwrite_folders, False):
             # has template
-            ctx.backup_db()
+            if skip_extract_dump:
+                ctx.backup_db()
             overwrite_pages(ctx, overwrite_folders, True)
             ctx.analyze_templates()
         else:
             if not ctx.has_analyzed_templates():
                 ctx.analyze_templates()
-            ctx.backup_db()
+            if skip_extract_dump:
+                ctx.backup_db()
             overwrite_pages(ctx, overwrite_folders, True)
     elif not ctx.has_analyzed_templates():
         ctx.analyze_templates()