diff --git a/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/backups.py b/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/backups.py
index 8865481ade..26e1f98771 100644
--- a/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/backups.py
+++ b/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/backups.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def get_backup():
 	"""
 	#if verbose: print webnotes.conn.cur_db_name + " " + webnotes.defs.db_password
 	odb = BackupGenerator(webnotes.conn.cur_db_name, webnotes.conn.cur_db_name,\
-						  webnotes.defs.db_password)
+						  get_db_password(webnotes.conn.cur_db_name))
 	recipient_list = odb.get_backup()
 	delete_temp_backups()
 	webnotes.msgprint("""A download link to your backup will be emailed \
@@ -131,6 +131,19 @@ def get_backup():
 	%s""" % (', '.join(recipient_list)))
 
 
+def get_db_password(db_name):
+	"""
+		Get db password from defs
+	"""
+	from webnotes import defs
+	if hasattr(defs, 'get_db_password'):
+		return defs.get_db_password(db_name)
+
+	if hasattr(defs, 'db_password'):
+		return defs.db_password
+
+
+
 def delete_temp_backups():
 	"""
 		Cleans up the backup_link_path directory by deleting files older than 24 hours