diff --git a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
index cdfbc9c..28b87f9 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
+++ b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ function invoke_script() {
     export -f get_config_dir
     export -f get_dump_dir
     export -f get_real_path
+    export -f get_secret
     export -f invoke_restic
     export -f podman_exec
     export -f prune_backup
@@ -207,6 +208,14 @@ function get_dump_dir() {
     [[ $? == "0" ]] && echo "$specific_dumps_dir"
 }
 
+function get_secret() {
+    secret_path="$secrets_dir/$1"
+
+    if [[ -f "$1" ]]; then
+        cat "$secret_path"
+    fi
+}
+
 function start_service() {
     service="$1"