diff --git a/restore_postgres_databases.py b/restore_postgres_databases.py
index dcff2fb..d3e22c4 100644
--- a/restore_postgres_databases.py
+++ b/restore_postgres_databases.py
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import sys
 import os
 import glob
 
-def run_command(cmd, input_data=None):
+def run_command(cmd, stdin=None):
     """
     Run a subprocess command and abort immediately on any failure.
     :param cmd: list of command parts
-    :param input_data: bytes to send to process stdin
+    :param stdin: file-like object to use as stdin
     """
-    subprocess.run(cmd, input=input_data, check=True)
+    subprocess.run(cmd, stdin=stdin, check=True)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -79,14 +79,13 @@ def main():
             )
         ])
 
-        # Restore the dump into the database (will abort on first error)
-        print(f"Restoring dump into {dbname}…")
-        with open(sqlfile, "rb") as f:
-            sql_data = f.read()
-        run_command([
-            "docker", "exec", "-i", container,
-            "psql", "-U", "postgres", "-d", dbname
-        ], input_data=sql_data)
+        # Restore the dump into the database by streaming file (will abort on first error)
+        print(f"Restoring dump into {dbname} (this may take a while)…")
+        with open(sqlfile, 'rb') as infile:
+            run_command([
+                "docker", "exec", "-i", container,
+                "psql", "-U", "postgres", "-d", dbname
+            ], stdin=infile)
 
         print(f"✔ {dbname} restored.")