diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7702bf..09b59aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # GraphDB AWS Terraform Module Changelog
 
+# 1.2.1
+
+* Fixed issue where the backup script was not configured
+
 # 1.2.0
 
 * Added support for single node deployment
diff --git a/modules/graphdb/templates/05_gdb_backup_conf.sh.tpl b/modules/graphdb/templates/05_gdb_backup_conf.sh.tpl
index 7c365cb..def9c72 100644
--- a/modules/graphdb/templates/05_gdb_backup_conf.sh.tpl
+++ b/modules/graphdb/templates/05_gdb_backup_conf.sh.tpl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function trigger_backup {
   local backup_name="\$(date +'%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S').tar"
   current_time=$(date +"%T %Y-%m-%d")
   start_time=$(date +%s)
-  echo "Creating backup $backup_name at $start_time"
+  echo "Creating backup \$backup_name at \$start_time"
 
   curl \
     -vvv --fail \