diff --git a/backup/backup.php b/backup/backup.php
index 663561107ca..69b9c7b05d0 100644
--- a/backup/backup.php
+++ b/backup/backup.php
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     //MUST CHANGE WITH FINAL BACKUP LOCATION !! WITHOUT TRAILING SLASH !!
     //ALL RELATIVE FROM THE LOCATION OF THE backup.php SCRIPT !!!
 
-    $moodle_home = "../../..";
-    $mods_home = "mod";
+    $moodle_home = "..";
+    $mods_home = "../mod";
 
     //END MUST CHANGE
 
diff --git a/backup/restore.php b/backup/restore.php
index b839d5dbd37..07793dfc364 100644
--- a/backup/restore.php
+++ b/backup/restore.php
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     //MUST CHANGE WITH FINAL BACKUP LOCATION !! WITHOUT TRAILING SLASH !!
     //ALL RELATIVE FROM THE LOCATION OF THE restore.php SCRIPT !!!
 
-    $moodle_home = "../../..";
-    $mods_home = "mod";
+    $moodle_home = "..";
+    $mods_home = "../mod";
 
     //END MUST CHANGE