diff --git a/mongodb_consistent_backup/Backup/Mongodump/MongodumpThread.py b/mongodb_consistent_backup/Backup/Mongodump/MongodumpThread.py
index 76b9d56c..29e0f76d 100644
--- a/mongodb_consistent_backup/Backup/Mongodump/MongodumpThread.py
+++ b/mongodb_consistent_backup/Backup/Mongodump/MongodumpThread.py
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ def mongodump_cmd(self):
                     mongodump_flags.append("--sslCAFile=%s" % self.ssl_ca_file)
                 if self.ssl_crl_file:
                     mongodump_flags.append("--sslCRLFile=%s" % self.ssl_crl_file)
-                if self.client_cert_file:
-                    mongodump_flags.append("--sslPEMKeyFile=%s" % self.ssl_cert_file)
+                if self.ssl_client_cert_file:
+                    mongodump_flags.append("--sslPEMKeyFile=%s" % self.ssl_client_cert_file)
                 if self.do_ssl_insecure():
                     mongodump_flags.extend(["--sslAllowInvalidCertificates", "--sslAllowInvalidHostnames"])
             else: