diff --git a/frappe/patches/4_0/private_backups.py b/frappe/patches/4_0/private_backups.py
index c4526072a9..f82209c31e 100644
--- a/frappe/patches/4_0/private_backups.py
+++ b/frappe/patches/4_0/private_backups.py
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ from frappe.installer import make_site_dirs
 
 def execute():
 	make_site_dirs()
-	if frappe.local.conf.backup and frappe.local.conf.backup.startswith("public"):
+	if frappe.local.conf.backup_path and frappe.local.conf.backup_path.startswith("public"):
 		raise Exception, "Backups path in conf set to public directory"