diff --git a/backup/views.py b/backup/views.py
index 6ba514f61..7689ef1ac 100755
--- a/backup/views.py
+++ b/backup/views.py
@@ -421,9 +421,15 @@ def localInitiate(request):
         data = json.loads(request.body)
         randomFile = data['randomFile']
 
-        if os.path.exists(randomFile):
-            wm = BackupManager()
-            return wm.submitBackupCreation(1, json.loads(request.body))
+        try:
+            randInt = int(randomFile)
+            pathToFile = "/home/cyberpanel/" + randomFile
+
+            if os.path.exists(pathToFile):
+                wm = BackupManager()
+                return wm.submitBackupCreation(1, json.loads(request.body))
+        except:
+            pass
     except BaseException as msg:
         logging.writeToFile(str(msg))
 
diff --git a/plogical/backupSchedule.py b/plogical/backupSchedule.py
index 92f74961f..c803208ab 100755
--- a/plogical/backupSchedule.py
+++ b/plogical/backupSchedule.py
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ def createLocalBackup(virtualHost, backupLogPath):
             backupSchedule.remoteBackupLogging(backupLogPath, "Starting local backup for: " + virtualHost)
 
             ###
-
-            pathToFile = "/home/cyberpanel/" + str(randint(10**9, 10**10 - 1))
+            randNBR = str(randint(10**9, 10**10 - 1))
+            pathToFile = "/home/cyberpanel/" + randNBR
             file = open(pathToFile, "w+")
             file.close()
 
             port = ProcessUtilities.fetchCurrentPort()
 
-            finalData = json.dumps({'randomFile': pathToFile, 'websiteToBeBacked': virtualHost})
+            finalData = json.dumps({'randomFile': randNBR, 'websiteToBeBacked': virtualHost})
             r = requests.post("https://localhost:%s/backup/localInitiate" % (port), data=finalData, verify=False)
 
             if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):