diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Backup.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Backup.php
index e73f04ea6c..38b67e96d1 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Backup.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Backup.php
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class Backup extends Action
 
     public function getDsn(string $database): ?DSN
     {
-        foreach (explode(',', App::getEnv('_APP_CONNECTIONS_DB_REPLICAS')) as $project) {
+        foreach (explode(',', App::getEnv('_APP_CONNECTIONS_DB_REPLICAS', '')) as $project) {
             [$db, $dsn] = explode('=', $project);
             if ($db === $database) {
                 return new DSN($dsn);