diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backup b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backup
index ee0c9d63c..ec39c997c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backup
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backup
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ### Create a database backup.
 ###
 ### Usage:
-###     $ docker-compose -f <environment>.yml (exec |run --rm) postgres backup
+###     $ docker-compose -f <environment>.yml (exec |run --rm) mysql backup
 
 
 set -o errexit
@@ -17,22 +17,23 @@ source "${working_dir}/_sourced/constants.sh"
 source "${working_dir}/_sourced/messages.sh"
 
 
-message_welcome "Backing up the '${POSTGRES_DB}' database..."
+message_welcome "Backing up the '${MYSQL_DATABASE}' database..."
 
 
-if [[ "${POSTGRES_USER}" == "postgres" ]]; then
-    message_error "Backing up as 'postgres' user is not supported. Assign 'POSTGRES_USER' env with another one and try again."
+if [[ "${MYSQL_USER}" == "root" ]]; then
+    message_error "Backing up as 'root' user is not supported. Assign 'MYSQL_USER' env with another one and try again."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export PGHOST="${POSTGRES_HOST}"
-export PGPORT="${POSTGRES_PORT}"
-export PGUSER="${POSTGRES_USER}"
-export PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
-export PGDATABASE="${POSTGRES_DB}"
+export MYSQL_TCP_PORT="${MYQL_PORT}"
+export MYSQL_HOST="${MYSQL_HOST}"
 
 backup_filename="${BACKUP_FILE_PREFIX}_$(date +'%Y_%m_%dT%H_%M_%S').sql.gz"
-pg_dump | gzip > "${BACKUP_DIR_PATH}/${backup_filename}"
+backup_file_path="${BACKUP_DIR_PATH}/${backup_filename}"
 
 
-message_success "'${POSTGRES_DB}' database backup '${backup_filename}' has been created and placed in '${BACKUP_DIR_PATH}'."
+mysqldump --user=${MYSQL_USER} --password=${MYSQL_PASSWORD} --port=${MYSQL_PORT} ${MYSQL_DATABASE} | gzip > "${backup_file_path}"
+
+
+
+message_success "'${MYSQL_DATABASE}' database backup '${backup_filename}' has been created and placed in '${BACKUP_DIR_PATH}'."
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backups b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backups
index 0484ccff5..9239d9fcd 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backups
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/maintenance/backups
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ### View backups.
 ###
 ### Usage:
-###     $ docker-compose -f <environment>.yml (exec |run --rm) postgres backups
+###     $ docker-compose -f <environment>.yml (exec |run --rm) mysql backups
 
 
 set -o errexit