diff --git a/luci2/luci2/src/io/main.c b/luci2/luci2/src/io/main.c
index 74f8b41a0..b08efc636 100644
--- a/luci2/luci2/src/io/main.c
+++ b/luci2/luci2/src/io/main.c
@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@ main_backup(int argc, char **argv)
 	char buf[4096];*/
 	char datestr[16] = { 0 };
 	char hostname[64] = { 0 };
-	char *fields[] = { "sessionid", NULL, "password", NULL };
+	char *fields[] = { "sessionid", NULL };
 	
-	if (!postdecode(fields, 2) || !session_access(fields[1], "backup", "read"))
+	if (!postdecode(fields, 1) || !session_access(fields[1], "backup", "read"))
 		return failure(0, "Backup permission denied");
 	
 	now = time(NULL);