diff --git a/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh b/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ee01bbd..eb7196f
--- a/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER="forgejo-db"
-BACKUP_DIRECTORY="$HOME/backups_to_download/forgejo"
+BACKUP_DIRECTORY="$HOME/backups_to_download/forgejo/"
+source $HOME/.env
 
 echo "INFO Creating compressed backup of ${FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER}"
 
-docker exec ${FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER} mysqldump --all-databases \
-	-u root -p"${FORGEJO_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" | gzip >"${BACKUP_DIRECTORY}$(date +%Y%m%d)".sql.gz
+docker exec ${FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER} mysqldump --all-databases -u root -p$FORGEJO_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD | gzip >"${BACKUP_DIRECTORY}$(date +%Y%m%d)".sql.gz