diff --git a/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go b/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go
index 38651c5..905ad80 100644
--- a/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backupconfiguration_controller.go
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) addSidecarContainer(backupConf *formolv1
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
-	repo := &formolv1alpha1.Repo{}
 	sidecar := corev1.Container{
 		Name:  "backup",
 		Image: "desmo999r/formolcli:latest",
@@ -165,6 +164,7 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) addSidecarContainer(backupConf *formolv1
 	}
 
 	// Gather information from the repo
+	repo := &formolv1alpha1.Repo{}
 	if err := r.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
 		Namespace: backupConf.Namespace,
 		Name:      backupConf.Spec.Repository.Name,
@@ -172,31 +172,7 @@ func (r *BackupConfigurationReconciler) addSidecarContainer(backupConf *formolv1
 		log.Error(err, "unable to get Repo from BackupConfiguration")
 		return err
 	}
-	// S3 backing storage
-	if (formolv1alpha1.S3{}) != repo.Spec.Backend.S3 {
-		url := "s3:http://" + repo.Spec.Backend.S3.Server + "/" + repo.Spec.Backend.S3.Bucket + "/" + target.Name
-		sidecar.Env = append(sidecar.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
-			Name:  "RESTIC_REPOSITORY",
-			Value: url,
-		})
-		for _, key := range []string{
-			"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
-			"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
-			"RESTIC_PASSWORD",
-		} {
-			sidecar.Env = append(sidecar.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
-				Name: key,
-				ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
-					SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{
-						LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
-							Name: repo.Spec.RepositorySecrets,
-						},
-						Key: key,
-					},
-				},
-			})
-		}
-	}
+	sidecar.Env = append(sidecar.Env, formolutils.ConfigureResticEnvVar(backupConf, repo)...)
 
 	for _, volumemount := range target.VolumeMounts {
 		log.V(1).Info("mounts", "volumemount", volumemount)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/root.go b/pkg/utils/root.go
index 09862e6..565b692 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/root.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/root.go
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 package utils
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	formolv1alpha1 "github.com/desmo999r/formol/api/v1alpha1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"strings"
+)
+
 func ContainsString(slice []string, s string) bool {
 	for _, item := range slice {
 		if item == s {
@@ -18,3 +25,33 @@ func RemoveString(slice []string, s string) (result []string) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func ConfigureResticEnvVar(backupConf *formolv1alpha1.BackupConfiguration, repo *formolv1alpha1.Repo) []corev1.EnvVar {
+	env := []corev1.EnvVar{}
+	// S3 backing storage
+	if (formolv1alpha1.S3{}) != repo.Spec.Backend.S3 {
+		url := fmt.Sprintf("s3:http://%s/%s/%s-%s", repo.Spec.Backend.S3.Server, repo.Spec.Backend.S3.Bucket, strings.ToUpper(backupConf.Namespace), strings.ToLower(backupConf.Name))
+		env = append(env, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  "RESTIC_REPOSITORY",
+			Value: url,
+		})
+		for _, key := range []string{
+			"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
+			"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
+			"RESTIC_PASSWORD",
+		} {
+			env = append(env, corev1.EnvVar{
+				Name: key,
+				ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
+					SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{
+						LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
+							Name: repo.Spec.RepositorySecrets,
+						},
+						Key: key,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return env
+}