diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs
index b9d85e191..3d11406a8 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs
@@ -129,9 +129,15 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation
                     orderby n.Time descending
                     select n;
 
+                if (filelists.Count() <= 0)
+                    throw new Exception(string.Format("No filelists found on the remote destinatio"));
+                
                 if (filelistfilter != null)
                     filelists = filelistfilter(filelists).Select(x => x.Value).ToArray();
 
+                if (filelists.Count() <= 0)
+                    throw new Exception(string.Format("No filelists"));
+
                 // If we are updating, all files should be accounted for
                 foreach(var fl in remotefiles)
                     volumeIds[fl.File.Name] = updating ? restoredb.GetRemoteVolumeID(fl.File.Name) : restoredb.RegisterRemoteVolume(fl.File.Name, fl.FileType, fl.File.Size, RemoteVolumeState.Uploaded);
diff --git a/Duplicati/Server/Database/Connection.cs b/Duplicati/Server/Database/Connection.cs
index 34a28fd5a..86fdf9e56 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Server/Database/Connection.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Server/Database/Connection.cs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server.Database
                            
                             return new object[] {
                                 n.Name,
-                                string.Join(",", n.Tags),
+                                string.Join(",", n.Tags ?? new string[0]),
                                 n.TargetURL,
                                 update ? (object)item.ID : (object)n.DBPath 
                             };
diff --git a/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backup.cs b/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backup.cs
index 36130559d..7bf2e37b9 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backup.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backup.cs
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server.WebServer.RESTMethods
         public void PUT(string key, RequestInfo info)
         {
             string str = info.Request.Form["data"].Value;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(str))
+                str = new StreamReader(info.Request.Body, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8).ReadToEnd();
+
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(str))
             {
                 info.ReportClientError("Missing backup object");
diff --git a/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs b/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs
index 33251a881..061cab7cb 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Server/WebServer/RESTMethods/Backups.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,11 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server.WebServer.RESTMethods
             AddOrUpdateBackupData data = null;
             try
             {
-                data = Serializer.Deserialize<AddOrUpdateBackupData>(new StringReader(info.Request.Form["data"].Value));
+                var str = info.Request.Form["data"].Value;
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(str))
+                    str = new StreamReader(info.Request.Body, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8).ReadToEnd();
+
+                data = Serializer.Deserialize<AddOrUpdateBackupData>(new StringReader(str));
                 if (data.Backup == null)
                 {
                     info.ReportClientError("Data object had no backup entry");