diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix b/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
index 9da2d522a68d..8857335a6e58 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ let
 
       requires = [ "postgresql.service" ];
 
+      path = [ pkgs.coreutils pkgs.gzip config.services.postgresql.package ];
+
       script = ''
         umask 0077 # ensure backup is only readable by postgres user
 
         if [ -e ${cfg.location}/${db}.sql.gz ]; then
-          ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/mv ${cfg.location}/${db}.sql.gz ${cfg.location}/${db}.prev.sql.gz
+          mv ${cfg.location}/${db}.sql.gz ${cfg.location}/${db}.prev.sql.gz
         fi
 
         ${dumpCmd} | \
-          ${pkgs.gzip}/bin/gzip -c > ${cfg.location}/${db}.sql.gz
+          gzip -c > ${cfg.location}/${db}.sql.gz
       '';
 
       serviceConfig = {
@@ -113,12 +115,12 @@ in {
     })
     (mkIf (cfg.enable && cfg.backupAll) {
       systemd.services.postgresqlBackup =
-        postgresqlBackupService "all" "${config.services.postgresql.package}/bin/pg_dumpall";
+        postgresqlBackupService "all" "pg_dumpall";
     })
     (mkIf (cfg.enable && !cfg.backupAll) {
       systemd.services = listToAttrs (map (db:
         let
-          cmd = "${config.services.postgresql.package}/bin/pg_dump ${cfg.pgdumpOptions} ${db}";
+          cmd = "pg_dump ${cfg.pgdumpOptions} ${db}";
         in {
           name = "postgresqlBackup-${db}";
           value = postgresqlBackupService db cmd;