diff --git a/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml b/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
index 407c70a3d..7124bd56b 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     ETCDCTL_API: 3
     ETCDCTL_CERT: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
-    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CACERT: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
   retries: 3
   register: etcd_backup_v3_command
   until: etcd_backup_v3_command.rc == 0