diff --git a/scripts/guix-data-service-backup-database b/scripts/guix-data-service-backup-database
index 77fda89..a5f38cd 100755
--- a/scripts/guix-data-service-backup-database
+++ b/scripts/guix-data-service-backup-database
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DESTINATION_FILE_NAME="$BACKUP_DIRECTORY/$DATE/$FULL_BACKUP_NAME"
 renice 19 -p $$ || true
 ionice -p $$ -c 3 || true
 
-pg_dump --format=custom --compress=9 --serializable-deferrable \
+"${PG_DUMP:-pg_dump}" --format=custom --compress=9 --serializable-deferrable \
         --no-comments \
         --username=guix_data_service \
         --file="$TEMPORARY_FILE_NAME" \
diff --git a/scripts/guix-data-service-create-small-backup b/scripts/guix-data-service-create-small-backup
index 40a4509..285fdc2 100755
--- a/scripts/guix-data-service-create-small-backup
+++ b/scripts/guix-data-service-create-small-backup
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ EOF
 
 TEMPORARY_FILE_NAME="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/guix_data_service_small-$DATE.dump.tmp"
 
-pg_dump --username=guix_data_service \
+"${PG_DUMP:-pg_dump}" --username=guix_data_service \
         --format=custom --compress=9 --serializable-deferrable \
         --no-comments \
         --username=guix_data_service \