diff --git a/files/dd_borg/run.sh b/files/dd_borg/run.sh
index 545ce14..aa9843d 100644
--- a/files/dd_borg/run.sh
+++ b/files/dd_borg/run.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ BORG_OPTS="--stats --one-file-system --compression lz4 --checkpoint-interval 864
 
 # Set BORG_PASSPHRASE or BORG_PASSCOMMAND somewhere around here, using export,
 # if encryption is used.
+export BORG_PASSPHRASE="`cat /etc/backups/passphrase`"
 
 # No one can answer if Borg asks these questions, it is better to just fail quickly
 # instead of hanging.