diff --git a/lib/evm_database_ops.rb b/lib/evm_database_ops.rb
index 3eaaa7e02e6..eaf61c1ed5a 100644
--- a/lib/evm_database_ops.rb
+++ b/lib/evm_database_ops.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def self.dump(db_opts, connect_opts = {})
       # won't hurt to do as a generic way to get a rough idea if we have enough
       # disk space or the appliance for the task.
       validate_free_space(database_opts)
-      PostgresAdmin.backup(database_opts)
+      PostgresAdmin.backup_pg_dump(database_opts)
     end
     _log.info("[#{merged_db_opts(db_opts)[:dbname]}] database has been dumped up to file: [#{uri}]")
     uri