diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
index 1687a23..5b5469f 100644
--- a/scripts/backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ do
         mkdir -vp "$native_backups_mount_prefix$backup_dir_path";
     fi
     docker run --rm --volumes-from "$docker_container_name" -v "$native_backups_mount:$docker_backups_mount" "kevinveenbirkenbach/alpine-rsync" sh -c "
-    rsync -ab --delete --delete-excluded --backup-dir=\"$($backup_dir_path)\" $source_path $destination_path";
+    rsync -ab --delete --delete-excluded --backup-dir=\"$(dirname $backup_dir_path)\" $source_path $destination_path";
     if [ "$destination_path" == "$first_destination_path" ]
       then
         echo "Cloning first to latest..."