diff --git a/src/scripts/backupapp.sh b/src/scripts/backupapp.sh
index 4edcee90e..63ed99306 100755
--- a/src/scripts/backupapp.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/backupapp.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ for try in `seq 1 5`; do
     error_log=$(mktemp)
 
     if tar -cvzf - -C "${app_data_snapshot}" . \
-           | openssl aes-256-cbc -e -pass "pass:${backup_key}" \
+           | openssl aes-256-cbc -e -pass "pass:${password}" \
            |  aws s3 cp - "${s3_data_url}" 2>"${error_log}"; then
         break
     fi