diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index b9f13ff..2cf3390 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DIR_BACKUP=/mnt/NASbarracuda1TB/backup/keese/seafile # where to store the backup
 
 # mysql credentials to access databases inside seafile-mysql docker
 MYSQL_USER=root
-MYSQL_PASSWORD=mysqlrootpasswd
+MYSQL_PASSWORD='BV$9V#5Bq!enW&ez'
 
 # specify seafile-mysql docker name and temporary backup location inside the docker
 DOCKER_SEAFILE_MYSQL=seafile-mysql
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ mkdir -p ${DIR_BACKUP_LOGS} ${DIR_BACKUP_DB}
 # 1) backup seafile databases
 docker exec -i ${DOCKER_SEAFILE_MYSQL} sh -c "mkdir -p ${DOCKER_BACKUP_DIR_TIMESTAMP}" # create remporary backup dir inside docker
 IFS=$'\n\r' # set the IFS to a newline character, so that a whole line can be assigned to an array element
-DATABASES=( $(docker exec -i ${DOCKER_SEAFILE_MYSQL} sh -c "mysql -e 'show databases' -s --skip-column-names -u ${MYSQL_USER} -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD}") ) # parse database names into array
+DATABASES=( $(docker exec -i ${DOCKER_SEAFILE_MYSQL} sh -c "mysql -e 'show databases' -s --skip-column-names -u ${MYSQL_USER} -p'${MYSQL_PASSWORD}'") ) # parse database names into array
 
 # loop databases and dump tables to sql files inside temporary docker backup folder
 for i in "${DATABASES[@]:1}"
 do
    : 
-   docker exec -i  ${DOCKER_SEAFILE_MYSQL} sh -c "mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u ${MYSQL_USER} -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD} --opt ${i} > ${DOCKER_BACKUP_DIR_TIMESTAMP}/${i}.sql"
+   docker exec -i  ${DOCKER_SEAFILE_MYSQL} sh -c "mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u ${MYSQL_USER} -p'${MYSQL_PASSWORD}' --opt ${i} > ${DOCKER_BACKUP_DIR_TIMESTAMP}/${i}.sql"
 done
 
 # 2) copy backup database files to host and cleanup