diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 1a061e72e9e52c9d9d22b9ec4c9780f5908930ed..c0bf4e31de8cf5ca87a2dcc707c0d598a3044dbe 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if [ -z "$MARIADB_PASS" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-mkdir -p $DIR/backups`
+mkdir -p $DIR/backups
 
 out="$DIR/backups/keycloak_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M).tar.gz"