diff --git a/src/backup-wrapper.sh b/src/backup-wrapper.sh
index f4bc61b..feb0219 100755
--- a/src/backup-wrapper.sh
+++ b/src/backup-wrapper.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ configure_environment() {
     for var in BORG_PASSPHRASE BORG_REPO; do
         local indexed_var_name="${var}_${index}"
         if [[ -n "${!indexed_var_name}" ]]; then
-            export $var="${!indexed_var_name}"
+            export "$var"="${!indexed_var_name}"
         else
             all_vars_set=false
             break
diff --git a/src/schedule.sh b/src/schedule.sh
index 1ca95b1..9aaf1f3 100755
--- a/src/schedule.sh
+++ b/src/schedule.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ echo "Starting schedule script at $(date)" | log_message
 date > /health/container_start_time.log
 
 while true; do
-    exec /src/backup-wrapper.sh 2>&1 | log_message
+    /src/backup-wrapper.sh 2>&1 | log_message
     echo "Sleeping for $SLEEP_TIME" | log_message
 
     # Using a simple sleep loop to schedule backups instead of cron to avoid concurrency issues