diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index 3ebb715ac..4f598633d 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -526,13 +526,7 @@ function snapshotBox(callback) {
 
     log('Snapshotting box');
 
-    var password = config.database().password ? '-p' + config.database().password : '--skip-password';
-    var mysqlDumpArgs = [
-        '-c',
-        `/usr/bin/mysqldump -u root ${password} --single-transaction --routines \
-            --triggers ${config.database().name} > "${paths.BOX_DATA_DIR}/box.mysqldump"`
-    ];
-    shell.exec('backupBox', '/bin/bash', mysqlDumpArgs, { }, function (error) {
+    database.exportToFile(`${paths.BOX_DATA_DIR}/box.mysqldump`, function (error) {
         if (error) return callback(new BackupsError(BackupsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
         return callback();
diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index d1fcc1665..eabb99702 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     commit: commit,
 
     importFromFile: importFromFile,
+    exportToFile: exportToFile,
 
     _clear: clear
 };
@@ -199,3 +200,14 @@ function importFromFile(file, callback) {
         child_process.exec.bind(null, cmd)
     ], callback);
 }
+
+function exportToFile(file, callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof file, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    var password = config.database().password ? '-p' + config.database().password : '--skip-password';
+    var cmd = `/usr/bin/mysqldump -u root ${password} --single-transaction --routines \
+            --triggers ${config.database().name} > "${file}"`;
+
+    child_process.exec(cmd, callback);
+}