diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-backup b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
index c48bf4f0..1f9a7810 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-backup
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
@@ -108,12 +108,14 @@ function configure_backup_key {
     echo "Backup key: $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID"
     MY_BACKUP_KEY=/home/$MY_USERNAME/backup_key
     su -m root -c "gpg --homedir /home/$MY_USERNAME/.gnupg --output ${MY_BACKUP_KEY}_public.asc --armor --export $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID" - $MY_USERNAME
-    su -m root -c "echo '$BACKUP_DUMMY_PASSWORD' | gpg --homedir /home/$MY_USERNAME/.gnupg --output ${MY_BACKUP_KEY}_private.asc --armor --batch --passphrase-fd 0 --export-secret-key $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID" - $MY_USERNAME
 
     if [ ! -f ${MY_BACKUP_KEY}_public.asc ]; then
         echo 'Public backup key could not be exported'
         exit 36829
     fi
+
+    su -m root -c "echo '$BACKUP_DUMMY_PASSWORD' | gpg --homedir /home/$MY_USERNAME/.gnupg --output ${MY_BACKUP_KEY}_private.asc --armor --batch --passphrase-fd 0 --export-secret-key $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID" - $MY_USERNAME
+
     if [ ! -f ${MY_BACKUP_KEY}_private.asc ]; then
         echo 'Private backup key could not be exported'
         exit 29235