diff --git a/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/Database.pm b/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/Database.pm
index caf6598e6f..bd277c8ce7 100644
--- a/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/Database.pm
+++ b/traffic_ops/app/lib/API/Database.pm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ sub dbdump {
 	}
 
 	# slurp it in..
-	undef $/;
+	local $/;
 	my $data = <$fh>;