diff --git a/mariadb/templates/bin/_backup_mariadb.sh.tpl b/mariadb/templates/bin/_backup_mariadb.sh.tpl
index ef3a6a74b0..cd719d6179 100644
--- a/mariadb/templates/bin/_backup_mariadb.sh.tpl
+++ b/mariadb/templates/bin/_backup_mariadb.sh.tpl
@@ -19,24 +19,10 @@ ARCHIVE_DIR=${MARIADB_BACKUP_BASE_DIR}/db/${MARIADB_POD_NAMESPACE}/mariadb/archi
 
 MYSQL="mysql \
    --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/admin_user.cnf \
-   --host=$MARIADB_SERVER_SERVICE_HOST \
    --connect-timeout 10"
 
 MYSQLDUMP="mysqldump \
-   --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/admin_user.cnf \
-   --host=$MARIADB_SERVER_SERVICE_HOST"
-
-delete_files() {
-  files_to_delete=("$@")
-  for f in "${files_to_delete[@]}"
-  do
-    if [ -f $f ]
-    then
-      echo "Deleting file $f."
-      rm -rf $f
-    fi
-  done
-}
+   --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/admin_user.cnf"
 
 days_difference() {
   archive_date=$( date --date="$1" +%s )
diff --git a/mariadb/templates/cron-job-backup-mariadb.yaml b/mariadb/templates/cron-job-backup-mariadb.yaml
index c6835c347a..2da5cd357c 100644
--- a/mariadb/templates/cron-job-backup-mariadb.yaml
+++ b/mariadb/templates/cron-job-backup-mariadb.yaml
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ spec:
             - /tmp/backup_mariadb.sh
             env:
             - name: MARIADB_BACKUP_BASE_DIR
-              value: {{ .Values.conf.backup.base_path }}
+              value: {{ .Values.conf.backup.base_path | quote }}
             - name: MYSQL_BACKUP_MYSQLDUMP_OPTIONS
-              value: {{ .Values.conf.backup.mysqldump_options }}
+              value: {{ .Values.conf.backup.mysqldump_options | quote }}
             - name: MARIADB_BACKUP_DAYS_TO_KEEP
-              value: "{{ .Values.conf.backup.days_of_backup_to_keep }}"
+              value: {{ .Values.conf.backup.days_of_backup_to_keep | quote }}
             - name: MARIADB_POD_NAMESPACE
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef: