diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 732cbf1..77a9ddb 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ send_latest()
             esac
         fi
         for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-            dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`"
-            remote_dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f2`"
+            remote_dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f2`
+            dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`
             debug "Processing $dataset (remote $remote_dataset)."
             origin_snapshot=`get_latest_snapshot $dataset`
             if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ send_increment()
             esac
         fi
         for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-            dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`"
-            remote_dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f2`"
+            remote_dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f2`
+            dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`
             origin_snapshot=`get_latest_snapshot`
             remote_snapshot=`get_latest_remote_snapshot`
             if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then