diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a57eafd..e8ab253 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Restoration
 *WARNING*: The folder structure and the file names created by the *pyxtrabackup-inc* binary needs to be respected in order to restore successfully:
 
  *  TIMESTAMP_FOLDER/INC/base_backup_DATETIME.tar(.gz)
- *  TIMESTAMP_FOLDER/INC/inc_1_backup_DATETIME.tar(.gz)
+ *  TIMESTAMP_FOLDER/INC/inc_0_backup_DATETIME.tar(.gz)
  *  TIMESTAMP_FOLDER/INC/inc_N_backup_DATETIME.tar(.gz)
 
 To restore an incremental backup, you'll need to use the *pyxtrabackup-restore* binary the following way: ::
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ For example, using the following parameters: ::
 
 $ pyxtrabackup-restore --base-archive=/tmp/repo/20140518/INC/base_backup_20140518_1700.tar.gz --incremental-archive=/tmp/repo/20140518/INC/inc_backup_5_20140518_2200.gz --user=backup-user
 
-The script will restore the inc_N_backup_DATETIME.tar.gz from 1 to 5.
+The script will restore the inc_N_backup_DATETIME.tar.gz from 0 to 5.
 
 Additional options
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ You can also specify the following options:
 * --log-file: Log file for the script (default: */var/log/mysql/pyxtrabackup-restore.log*).
 * --out-file: Log file for innobackupex output (default: */var/log/mysql/xtrabackup.out*).
 * --backup-threads: You can specify more threads in order to backup quicker (default: 1).
+* --no-service-stop: Don't stop mysqld service during restore process.
 * --uncompressed-archives: Do not try to uncompress backup archives. Use this option if you used the backup tool with --no-compress.
 
 
diff --git a/xtrabackup/command_executor.py b/xtrabackup/command_executor.py
index b216d3a..f0d0e50 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/command_executor.py
+++ b/xtrabackup/command_executor.py
@@ -45,12 +45,17 @@ def exec_incremental_backup(self, user, password,
         self.exec_command(command)
 
     def exec_backup_preparation(self, backup_directory, redo_logs):
-        command = [
-            'innobackupex',
-            '--apply-log',
-            backup_directory]
         if redo_logs:
-            command.append('--redo-only')
+            command = [
+                'innobackupex',
+                '--apply-log',
+                '--redo-only',
+                backup_directory]
+        else:
+            command = [
+                'innobackupex',
+                '--apply-log',
+                backup_directory]
         self.exec_command(command)
 
     def exec_incremental_preparation(self, backup_directory,
diff --git a/xtrabackup/restoration.py b/xtrabackup/restoration.py
index 1a807d2..9e0015d 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/restoration.py
+++ b/xtrabackup/restoration.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 [--log-file=<log>] \
 [--out-file=<log>] \
 [--backup-threads=<threads>] \
+[--no-service-stop] \
 [--uncompressed-archives]
     pyxtrabackup-restore (-h | --help)
     pyxtrabackup --version
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@
     Output file [default: /var/log/mysql/xtrabackup.out].
     --backup-threads=<threads>                  \
     Threads count [default: 1].
+    --no-service-stop                           \
+    Don't stop mysqld service during restore process.
     --uncompressed-archives                     \
     Specify that the backup archives are not compressed. \
 Use this option if you did backup with --no-compress.
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ def main():
     restore_tool = RestorationTool(arguments['--log-file'],
                                    arguments['--out-file'],
                                    arguments['--data-dir'],
+                                   arguments['--no-service-stop'],
                                    arguments['--uncompressed-archives'])
     try:
         restore_tool.start_restoration(arguments['--base-archive'],
diff --git a/xtrabackup/restoration_tools.py b/xtrabackup/restoration_tools.py
index 73735e0..1c0b8c2 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/restoration_tools.py
+++ b/xtrabackup/restoration_tools.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 
 class RestorationTool:
 
-    def __init__(self, log_file, output_file, data_dir, uncompressed_archives):
+    def __init__(self, log_file, output_file, data_dir, no_service_stop, uncompressed_archives):
         self.log_manager = log_manager.LogManager()
         self.data_dir = data_dir
         self.stop_watch = timer.Timer()
         self.setup_logging(log_file)
         self.command_executor = CommandExecutor(output_file)
+        self.service_stop = not no_service_stop
         self.compressed_archives = not uncompressed_archives
 
     def setup_logging(self, log_file):
@@ -26,14 +27,15 @@ def prepare_workdir(self, path):
         self.logger.debug("Temporary workdir: " + self.workdir)
 
     def stop_service(self):
-        try:
-            self.command_executor.exec_manage_service('mysql', 'stop')
-        except:
-            self.logger.error(
-                'Unable to manage MySQL service.',
-                exc_info=True)
-            self.clean()
-            raise
+        if self.service_stop:
+            try:
+                self.command_executor.exec_manage_service('mysql', 'stop')
+            except:
+                self.logger.error(
+                    'Unable to manage MySQL service.',
+                    exc_info=True)
+                self.clean()
+                raise
 
     def clean_data_dir(self):
         try: