diff --git a/templates/backup-vars.sh.j2 b/templates/backup-vars.sh.j2
index d69aed6..fdea2ba 100644
--- a/templates/backup-vars.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/backup-vars.sh.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="{{ restic_repository }}"
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="{{ cloudflare_r2_access_key }}"
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="{{ cloudflare_r2_secret_key }}"
+export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="{{ cloudflare_r2_access_key }}"
+export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="{{ cloudflare_r2_secret_key }}"
 export PWD_FILE=/backup-pwd
 export RESTIC=/usr/bin/restic