diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/dbbackup/BackupDatabaseDescriptionGenerator.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/dbbackup/BackupDatabaseDescriptionGenerator.java
index b5a4459c8febdd50124257fc453b3f27d5dc93fa..80621786aea9e7088142ae34afd6e9e57c448e38 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/dbbackup/BackupDatabaseDescriptionGenerator.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/dbbackup/BackupDatabaseDescriptionGenerator.java
@@ -95,10 +95,9 @@ public class BackupDatabaseDescriptionGenerator
     {
         Properties properties = ExtendedProperties.createWith(readProperties(file));
         CorePluginsUtils.addCorePluginsProperties(properties, ScannerType.DSS);
-        String property = CorePluginsUtils.getCorePluginsFolder(properties, ScannerType.DSS);
         CorePluginsInjector injector =
                 new CorePluginsInjector(ScannerType.DSS, DssPluginType.values());
-        injector.injectCorePlugins(properties, file.getParentFile().getParent() + "/" + property);
+        injector.injectCorePlugins(properties);
         return properties;
     }