diff --git a/weekly_export.sh b/weekly_export.sh
index 4ea5abe6d2c83bac7acfb8d9ba82e72710bdb583..0b1e6becd4a522bf35311721715bc7484615f8f9 100755
--- a/weekly_export.sh
+++ b/weekly_export.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ EXPORT_DIR="${CANTOSPACE}/import_export"
 EXPORT_FILENAME=canto_server_export_latest.json
 
 #Define filepath to dedicated archives folder at export-vm
-EXPORTVM_EXPORT_ARCHIVE="$/data/export/archives/canto_export_json"
+EXPORTVM_EXPORT_ARCHIVE="/data/export/archives/canto_export_json"
 
 log "Starting"