diff --git a/internal/dis/component/sql/backup.go b/internal/dis/component/sql/backup.go
index ad341d8..d3b9257 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/sql/backup.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/sql/backup.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (*SQL) BackupName() string {
 // Backup makes a backup of all SQL databases into the path dest.
 func (sql *SQL) Backup(scontext *component.StagingContext) error {
 	return scontext.AddFile("", func(ctx context.Context, file io.Writer) error {
-		code := sql.Stack().Exec(ctx, stream.NewIOStream(file, scontext.Progress(), nil, 0), "sql", "mysqldump", "--all-databases")()
+		code := sql.Stack().Exec(ctx, stream.NewIOStream(file, scontext.Progress(), nil, 0), "sql", SQlDumpExecutable, "--all-databases")()
 		if code != 0 {
 			return errSQLBackup
 		}
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/sql/snapshot.go b/internal/dis/component/sql/snapshot.go
index 6550562..97db745 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/sql/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/sql/snapshot.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (sql *SQL) Snapshot(wisski models.Instance, scontext *component.StagingCont
 
 // SnapshotDB makes a backup of the sql database into dest.
 func (sql *SQL) SnapshotDB(ctx context.Context, progress io.Writer, dest io.Writer, database string) error {
-	code := sql.Stack().Exec(ctx, stream.NewIOStream(dest, progress, nil, 0), "sql", "mysqldump", "--databases", database)()
+	code := sql.Stack().Exec(ctx, stream.NewIOStream(dest, progress, nil, 0), "sql", SQlDumpExecutable, "--databases", database)()
 	if code != 0 {
 		return errSQLBackup
 	}
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/sql/sql.go b/internal/dis/component/sql/sql.go
index 5f3400c..031e4bd 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/sql/sql.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/sql/sql.go
@@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ func (sql *SQL) Stack() component.StackWithResources {
 		},
 	})
 }
+
+const (
+	// "mysql"-compatible executable for raw sql queries
+	SQLQueryExecutable = "mariadb"
+
+	// "mysqldump"-compatible executable for dumping an entire database
+	SQlDumpExecutable = "mariadb-dump"
+)