diff --git a/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php b/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php
index 5c6aa26b3..d213959e4 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ class DatabaseBackupJob implements ShouldBeEncrypted, ShouldQueue
                 $databaseType = $this->database->type();
                 $databasesToBackup = data_get($this->backup, 'databases_to_backup');
             }
-
-            if (filled($databasesToBackup)) {
+            if (blank($databasesToBackup)) {
                 if (str($databaseType)->contains('postgres')) {
                     $databasesToBackup = [$this->database->postgres_db];
                 } elseif (str($databaseType)->contains('mongodb')) {