diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 54ba1ddc..9650e12a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24911,3 +24911,6 @@
 	* Added an rdautorest(8) man page.
 2024-10-09 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Fixed typos in rdautorest(8).
+2024-10-09 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Added code to rdautorest(8) to remove sandbox header from database
+	backups.
diff --git a/utils/rdautorest/rdautorest.py b/utils/rdautorest/rdautorest.py
index bc05bf49..8acf8628 100755
--- a/utils/rdautorest/rdautorest.py
+++ b/utils/rdautorest/rdautorest.py
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ if(os.waitstatus_to_exitcode(result)!=0):
 # Stop Rivendell service
 #
 result=os.system(command='/bin/systemctl stop rivendell')
-#if(os.waitstatus_to_exitcode(result)!=0):
-#    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR,'unable to stop Rivendell service')
-#    exit(1)
 
 #
 # Create new database
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ sql='create\ database\ '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Database')+'\;'
 cmd='echo '+sql+' | mysql -h '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Hostname')+' -u '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Loginname')+' -p'+rd_config.get('mySQL','Password')
 os.system(command=cmd)
 
-cmd='gzip -cd '+mountpoint+'/db.sql.gz | mysql -h '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Hostname')+' -u '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Loginname')+' -p'+rd_config.get('mySQL','Password')+' '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Database')
+cmd='gzip -cd '+mountpoint+'/db.sql.gz | sed \'1{/999999.*sandbox/d}\' | mysql -h '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Hostname')+' -u '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Loginname')+' -p'+rd_config.get('mySQL','Password')+' '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Database')
 os.system(command=cmd)
 
 #
@@ -115,9 +112,6 @@ os.system(command=cmd)
 # Start Rivendell service
 #
 result=os.system(command='/bin/systemctl restart rivendell')
-#if(os.waitstatus_to_exitcode(result)!=0):
-#    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR,'unable to start Rivendell service')
-#    exit(1)
 
 #
 # Unmount backup device