diff --git a/plinth/modules/miniflux/privileged.py b/plinth/modules/miniflux/privileged.py
index 4490a5946..4a0b5f4c3 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/miniflux/privileged.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/miniflux/privileged.py
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import json
 import os
 import pathlib
 from typing import Tuple
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import pexpect
 
 from plinth import action_utils
 from plinth.actions import privileged, secret_str
-from plinth.db import postgres
+from plinth.db import postgres, dbconfig
 from plinth.utils import is_non_empty_file
 
 STATIC_SETTINGS = {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ STATIC_SETTINGS = {
 }
 
 ENV_VARS_FILE = '/etc/miniflux/freedombox.conf'
-DATABASE_FILE = '/etc/miniflux/database'
+DBCONFIG_PATH = '/etc/dbconfig-common/miniflux.conf'
 DB_BACKUP_FILE = '/var/lib/plinth/backups-data/miniflux-database.sql'
 
 
@@ -117,28 +116,16 @@ def uninstall():
     ])
 
 
-def _get_database_config():
-    """Retrieve database credentials."""
-    db_connection_string = pathlib.Path(DATABASE_FILE).read_text().strip()
-    parsed_url = urlparse(db_connection_string)
-    return {
-        'user': parsed_url.username,
-        'password': parsed_url.password,
-        'database': parsed_url.path.lstrip('/'),
-        'host': parsed_url.hostname,
-    }
-
-
 @privileged
 def dump_database():
     """Dump database to file."""
-    config = _get_database_config()
+    config = dbconfig.get_credentials(DBCONFIG_PATH)
     postgres.dump_database(DB_BACKUP_FILE, config['database'])
 
 
 @privileged
 def restore_database():
     """Restore database from file."""
-    config = _get_database_config()
+    config = dbconfig.get_credentials(DBCONFIG_PATH)
     postgres.restore_database(DB_BACKUP_FILE, config['database'],
                               config['user'], config['password'])