diff --git a/applications/gitlab.nix b/applications/gitlab.nix
index 5d05f09..5275f64 100644
--- a/applications/gitlab.nix
+++ b/applications/gitlab.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 }:
 with lib; let
   cfg = config.services.skynet_gitlab;
+  backup_path = "/etc/skynet/backups/gitlab";
 
   domain_base = "${cfg.domain.base}.${cfg.domain.tld}";
   domain_full = "${cfg.domain.sub}.${domain_base}";
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ in {
     };
 
     services.skynet_backup.normal.backups = [
-      "/etc/skynet/backups/gitlab"
+      backup_path
     ];
 
     services.gitlab = {
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ in {
       # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix#L295
       backup = {
         startAt = "Sat *-*-* 04:00:00"; # Sat 4am weekly
-        path = "/etc/skynet/backups/gitlab"; # Has to be same as line 182
+        path = backup_path; # Has to be same as line 182
         keepTime = 24; # (Hours) Backups are uploaded to seperate server
         skip = ["builds" "artifacts" "registry" "packages" "terraform_state"]; # see https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/backup_restore/backup_gitlab.html#excluding-specific-data-from-the-backup
       };