diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 8c59832..3060638 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ doBackup(){
   echo -ne "${NORMAL} Compressing Backup "
   backupfile="${arkbackupdir}/${daystamp}/${instance}.${datestamp}.tar.bz2"
 
-  if [ "$arkAutoUpdateOnStart" == "false" ]; then
+  if [ "$arkbackupcompress" == "false" ]; then
     tar -cf "${backupfile}" -C "${arkbackupdir}" "${datestamp}"
   else
     tar -jcf "${backupfile}" -C "${arkbackupdir}" "${datestamp}"