diff --git a/linux/evocheck.sh b/linux/evocheck.sh
index c5cd8fb..33f6b4e 100755
--- a/linux/evocheck.sh
+++ b/linux/evocheck.sh
@@ -841,10 +841,17 @@ check_redis_backup() {
         # You could change the default path in /etc/evocheck.cf
         # REDIS_BACKUP_PATH may contain space-separated paths, example:
         # REDIS_BACKUP_PATH='/home/backup/redis-instance1/dump.rdb /home/backup/redis-instance2/dump.rdb'
-        REDIS_BACKUP_PATH=${REDIS_BACKUP_PATH:-"/home/backup/redis/dump.rdb"}
-        for file in ${REDIS_BACKUP_PATH}; do
-            test -f "${file}" || failed "IS_REDIS_BACKUP" "Redis dump is missing (${file})"
-        done
+        # Old default path: /home/backup/dump.rdb
+        # New default path: /home/backup/redis/dump.rdb
+        if [ -z ${REDIS_BACKUP_PATH:+"REDIS_BACKUP_PATH is set"} ]; then
+            if ! [ -f "/home/backup/dump.rdb" ] && ! [ -f "/home/backup/redis/dump.rdb" ]; then
+                failed "IS_REDIS_BACKUP" "Redis dump is missing (/home/backup/dump.rdb or /home/backup/redis/dump.rdb)"
+            fi
+        else
+            for file in ${REDIS_BACKUP_PATH}; do
+                test -f "${file}" || failed "IS_REDIS_BACKUP" "Redis dump is missing (${file})"
+            done
+        fi
     fi
 }
 check_elastic_backup() {