diff --git a/backup/backup.sh b/backup/backup.sh
index ea27e55..3fb7409 100755
--- a/backup/backup.sh
+++ b/backup/backup.sh
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ webroot="/usr/share/nginx/html"
 
 # mailcow/docker related
 mcConfig='/opt/mailcow-dockerized/mailcow.conf'
-mcDockerCompose="${mcConfig}/docker-compose.yml"
+mcDockerCompose="${mcConfig%/*}/docker-compose.yml"
 dockerStartTimeout=180
 dockerStopTimeout=120