diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/restore/create.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/restore/create.go
index 44ebc6f70e..f30ee13071 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/restore/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/restore/create.go
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) Validate(c *cobra.Command, args []string, f client.Facto
 			return err
 		}
 	case o.ScheduleName != "":
-		scheduleItems, err := o.client.VeleroV1().Backups(f.Namespace()).List(metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", api.ScheduleNameLabel, o.ScheduleName)})
+		backupItems, err := o.client.VeleroV1().Backups(f.Namespace()).List(metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", api.ScheduleNameLabel, o.ScheduleName)})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if len(scheduleItems.Items) == 0 {
+		if len(backupItems.Items) == 0 {
 			return errors.Errorf("No backups found for the schedule %s", o.ScheduleName)
 		}
 	}