diff --git a/frappe/installer.py b/frappe/installer.py
index 36221d9e68..4c5475a5a1 100644
--- a/frappe/installer.py
+++ b/frappe/installer.py
@@ -807,9 +807,8 @@ def get_old_backup_version(sql_file_path: str) -> Version | None:
 	"""
 	header = get_db_dump_header(sql_file_path).split("\n")
 	if match := re.search(r"Frappe (\d+\.\d+\.\d+)", header[0]):
-		backup_version = match[1]
-
-	return Version(backup_version) if backup_version else None
+		return Version(match[1])
+	return None
 
 
 def get_backup_version(sql_file_path: str) -> Version | None: