diff --git a/bin/backuptool b/bin/backuptool
index 5204fbd..df1fdbd 100755
--- a/bin/backuptool
+++ b/bin/backuptool
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ if [ -f "/federated/bin/.env" ]; then
   [ -z "$B2_APPLICATION_KEY_ID" ] && failcheck "/federated/bin/.env doesn't include B2_APPLICATION_KEY_ID for backups"
   [ -z "$B2_APPLICATION_KEY" ] && failcheck "/federated/bin/.env doesn't include B2_APPLICATION_KEY for backups"
   [ -z "$DOMAIN" ] && failcheck "/federated/bin/.env doesn't include DOMAIN for backups"
-  UUID=`cat .env | grep DOMAIN | awk -F\. '{ print $1 }' | awk -F\" '{ print $2 }'`
+  UUID=`cat /federated/bin/.env | grep DOMAIN | awk -F\. '{ print $1 }' | awk -F\" '{ print $2 }'`
 else
   failcheck "Could not find an .env file."
 fi