diff --git a/repmgr-action-standby.c b/repmgr-action-standby.c
index 30ce6bf9..1085a2a7 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-standby.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-standby.c
@@ -4313,7 +4313,7 @@ run_file_backup(t_node_info *node_record)
 									 * empty */
 			{
 				maxlen_snprintf(command,
-								"rsync --progress -a --files-from=%s/%s.txt %s:%s/base/%s/%s %s",
+								"rsync --progress -a --files-from=%s/%s.txt %s:%s/%s/%s %s",
 								local_repmgr_tmp_directory,
 								cell_t->oid,
 								config_file_options.barman_host,