diff --git a/backup_script.sh b/backup_script.sh
index 8ab10af..5cd48d8 100644
--- a/backup_script.sh
+++ b/backup_script.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function run_backup() {
 
 function run_s3_backup() {
     echo "Running S3 Backup...."
-    s3cmd --host=${AWS_HOST}  --host-bucket=s3://${BUCKET} put --acl-${PUB_PRIV} ${BACKUP_FILE} s3://${S3_PATH}
+    s3cmd --host=${AWS_HOST}  --host-bucket=s3://${BUCKET} put --acl-${PUB_PRIV} $BACKUP_FILE s3://${S3_PATH}
 }
 
 function cleanup() {