diff --git a/lib/export/exporter.rb b/lib/export/exporter.rb
index eb72b4edbda..b444951ae72 100644
--- a/lib/export/exporter.rb
+++ b/lib/export/exporter.rb
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ module Export
     def build_pg_dump_command
       db_conf = BackupRestore.database_configuration
 
-      password_argument = "PGPASSWORD=#{password}" if db_conf.password.present?
-      host_argument     = "--host=#{host}"         if db_conf.host.present?
+      password_argument = "PGPASSWORD=#{db_conf.password}" if db_conf.password.present?
+      host_argument = "--host=#{db_conf.host}" if db_conf.host.present?
 
       [ password_argument,                  # pass the password to pg_dump
         "pg_dump",                          # the pg_dump command
diff --git a/lib/import/importer.rb b/lib/import/importer.rb
index 186cdead0a1..ccc3d147a57 100644
--- a/lib/import/importer.rb
+++ b/lib/import/importer.rb
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ module Import
     def build_psql_command
       db_conf = BackupRestore.database_configuration
 
-      password_argument = "PGPASSWORD=#{password}" if db_conf.password.present?
-      host_argument     = "--host=#{host}"         if db_conf.host.present?
+      password_argument = "PGPASSWORD=#{db_conf.password}" if db_conf.password.present?
+      host_argument = "--host=#{db_conf.host}" if db_conf.host.present?
 
       [ password_argument,                # pass the password to psql
         "psql",                           # the psql command