diff --git a/internal/agent/upgrade.go b/internal/agent/upgrade.go
index a7e81306..b299936a 100644
--- a/internal/agent/upgrade.go
+++ b/internal/agent/upgrade.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func generateUpgradeConfForCLIArgs(source string, upgradeRecovery bool) (string,
 		upgradeConfig.Upgrade.System.URI = source
 	}
 
-	d, err := json.Marshal(upgrade)
+	d, err := json.Marshal(upgradeConfig)
 
 	return string(d), err
 }