diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7f14754c4..2582a8a55 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2008-06-29  Badlop  <badlop@process-one.net>
 
+	* src/ejabberd_ctl.erl: Web Admin and Ad-hoc admin: dump only
+	persistent tables (EJAB-678)
+
 	* src/mod_pubsub/node_pep.erl: Complain if mod_caps disabled and
 	mod_pubsub has PEP plugin enabled (EJAB-677)
 
diff --git a/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl b/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl
index e5be35426..ae4b64fba 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_ctl.erl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 -export([start/0,
 	 init/0,
 	 process/1,
+	 dump_to_textfile/1,
 	 register_commands/3,
 	 register_commands/4,
 	 unregister_commands/3,
diff --git a/src/mod_configure.erl b/src/mod_configure.erl
index 625e380cd..e012794dd 100644
--- a/src/mod_configure.erl
+++ b/src/mod_configure.erl
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ set_form(_From, _Host, ["running nodes", ENode, "backup", "textfile"], _Lang, XD
 		false ->
 		    {error, ?ERR_BAD_REQUEST};
 		{value, {_, [String]}} ->
-		    case rpc:call(Node, mnesia, dump_to_textfile, [String]) of
+		    case rpc:call(Node, ejabberd_ctl, dump_to_textfile, [String]) of
 			{badrpc, _Reason} ->
 			    {error, ?ERR_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR};
 			{error, _Reason} ->
diff --git a/src/web/ejabberd_web_admin.erl b/src/web/ejabberd_web_admin.erl
index 25ea9d237..8decd53e8 100644
--- a/src/web/ejabberd_web_admin.erl
+++ b/src/web/ejabberd_web_admin.erl
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ node_backup_parse_query(Node, Query) ->
 					  rpc:call(Node, mnesia,
 						   install_fallback, [Path]);
 				      "dump" ->
-					  rpc:call(Node, mnesia,
+					  rpc:call(Node, ejabberd_ctl,
 						   dump_to_textfile, [Path]);
 				      "load" ->
 					  rpc:call(Node, mnesia,