diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index 8d81142..06655ca 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ def borgCreate(name, path=None, database=None):
     if database is not None:
         print(f"Dumping database {database}.")
 
-        dumpProc = subprocess.run(["docker", "exec", "postgres", "pg_dump", "-c", database], capture_output=True, text=True)
+        dockerEnv = {"DOCKER_HOST": 'unix:///run/user/1000/docker.sock'}
+        dumpProc = subprocess.run(["docker", "exec", "postgres", "pg_dump", "-c", database], capture_output=True, text=True, env=dockerEnv)
         if dumpProc.returncode != 0:
             print(f"Failed to dump database {database}.", file=sys.stderr)
             return 1
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ def main():
     else:
         target_projects = input("Target compose project(s), space separated, leave empty to target all: ")
 
-    if target_projects == '':
+    if target_projects.strip() == '':
         target_projects = projects
     else:
         target_projects = re.split(' ?, ?| ', target_projects.strip())