diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/recipes/default.rb
index 5c82721..a9c866f 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/recipes/default.rb
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ unless node.chef_environment == "development"
   node.override["backup"]["postgresql"]["host"]     = "localhost"
   unless platform?('ubuntu') && node[:platform_version].to_f < 18.04
     node.override["backup"]["postgresql"]["username"] = "mastodon"
-    node.override["backup"]["postgresql"]["password"] = postgres_password
+    node.override["backup"]["postgresql"]["password"] = postgresql_data_bag_item['mastodon_user_password']
   else
     node.override["backup"]["postgresql"]["username"] = "postgres"
     node.override["backup"]["postgresql"]["password"] = node['postgresql']['password']['postgres']