diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
index d8b5fdd..731f226 100644
--- a/scripts/backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ do
     rsync_docker_destination_path="$docker_backup_folder_path""last/""$docker_container_name$rsync_source_path";
     #backup_dir_path="$backup_dir_base_path$rsync_source_path";
     echo "trying to backup $rsync_source_path..."
-    $rsync_host_destination_path="$HOME$rsync_docker_destination_path";
+    rsync_host_destination_path="$HOME$rsync_docker_destination_path";
     mkdir -p $rsync_host_destination_path;
     docker run --rm --volumes-from "$docker_container_name" -v "$host_backup_folder_path:$docker_backup_folder_path" "kevinveenbirkenbach/alpine-rsync" rsync -a --delete $rsync_source_path $rsync_docker_destination_path || rmdir $rsync_host_destination_path;
   done