diff --git a/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/scheduler.py b/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/scheduler.py
index 96db7bb5d8..7caa1fd6ee 100644
--- a/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/scheduler.py
+++ b/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/scheduler.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Scheduler:
 		import webnotes, webnotes.defs, webnotes.db
 
 		try:
-			webnotes.conn = webnotes.db.Database(user=db_name, password=webnotes.defs.db_password)
+			webnotes.conn = webnotes.db.Database(user=db_name, password=webnotes.get_db_password(db_name))
 			webnotes.session = {'user':'Administrator'}
 
 			module = '.'.join(event.split('.')[:-1])