diff --git a/libs/postgresql/Makefile b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
index 9db0e76060..6cdbab9cde 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/Makefile
+++ b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=postgresql
 PKG_VERSION:=17.5
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=PostgreSQL
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql
diff --git a/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init b/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init
index 57613364fa..e8cf8d8ee8 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init
+++ b/libs/postgresql/files/postgresql.init
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ start_service() {
 	user_exists postgres 5432 || user_add postgres 5432
 	group_exists postgres 5432 || group_add postgres 5432
 
+	local mountpoint="$(procd_get_mountpoints "${pgdata}")"
+
 	[ "$_BOOT" = "1" ] &&
-		[ "$(procd_get_mountpoints $pgdata)" ] && return 0
+		[ "$mountpoint" ] &&
+		! grep -q ".* $mountpoint " /proc/mounts &&
+		return 0
 
 	fix_perms
 	fix_hosts