diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
index 06d7cb65..17a0e336 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       ENV["VERSION"] = "#{settings["db_version"]}" if settings["db_version"].to_i > 0
 
       # restoring mismatching backups can lead to unexpected problems
-      if settings["gitlab_version"] != %x{git rev-parse HEAD}.gsub(/\n/,"")
+      if settings[:gitlab_version] != %x{git rev-parse HEAD}.gsub(/\n/,"")
         puts "gitlab_version mismatch:".red
         puts "  Your current HEAD differs from the HEAD in the backup!".red
         puts "  Please switch to the following revision and try again:".red
-        puts "  revision: #{settings["gitlab_version"]}".red
+        puts "  revision: #{settings[:gitlab_version]}".red
         exit 1
       end