diff --git a/lib/evm_database_ops.rb b/lib/evm_database_ops.rb
index fdcd68eb83d..1822e40dbc9 100644
--- a/lib/evm_database_ops.rb
+++ b/lib/evm_database_ops.rb
@@ -114,13 +114,14 @@ def self.restore(db_opts, connect_opts = {})
         connect_opts[:uri] = File.dirname(connect_opts[:uri])
       else
         connect_opts[:remote_file_name] ||= File.basename(backup_file_name(action))
-        backup_folder = action == :dump ? "db_dump" : "db_backup"
         #
         # If the passed in URI contains query parameters, ignore them
         # when creating the dump file name. They'll be used in the session object.
         #
-        connect_opts_uri = connect_opts[:uri].split('?')[0]
-        uri = File.join(connect_opts_uri, backup_folder, connect_opts[:remote_file_name])
+        uri_parts = [connect_opts[:uri].split('?')[0]]
+        uri_parts << (action == :dump ? "db_dump" : "db_backup") unless connect_opts[:skip_directory]
+        uri_parts << connect_opts[:remote_file_name]
+        uri = File.join(uri_parts)
       end
     else
       uri = db_opts[:local_file]
diff --git a/lib/tasks/evm_dba.rake b/lib/tasks/evm_dba.rake
index 21c0da2c3b5..7562cbaf98e 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/evm_dba.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/evm_dba.rake
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module EvmDba
         when :local_file
           opt :local_file,         "Destination file",             :type => :string, :required => true
         when :remote_file
+          opt :skip_directory,     "Don't add backup directory",   :type => :boolean, :default => false
           opt :remote_file_name,   "Destination depot filename",   :type => :string
         when :splitable
           opt :byte_count,         "Size to split files into",     :type => :string
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ module EvmDba
     db_opts
   end
 
-  CONNECT_OPT_KEYS = [:uri, :uri_username, :uri_password, :aws_region, :remote_file_name].freeze
+  CONNECT_OPT_KEYS = %i(uri uri_username uri_password aws_region remote_file_name skip_directory).freeze
   def self.collect_connect_opts(opts)
     connect_opts = {}
     CONNECT_OPT_KEYS.each { |k| connect_opts[k] = opts[k] if opts[k] }