diff --git a/k8s/jobs/singleWikiBackup.yaml b/k8s/jobs/singleWikiBackup.yaml
index 0373598ab..89ca0f01e 100644
--- a/k8s/jobs/singleWikiBackup.yaml
+++ b/k8s/jobs/singleWikiBackup.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
             - 'bash'
             - '-c'
             - |
-                mysqldump --host sql-mariadb-secondary.default.svc.cluster.local ${DATABASE_NAME} > /backup/${DATABASE_NAME}.sql
+                mysqldump --host sql-mariadb-primary.default.svc.cluster.local ${DATABASE_NAME} > /backup/${DATABASE_NAME}.sql
           volumeMounts:
             - name: temporary-backup-pvc
               mountPath: "/backup/"