diff --git a/ydb/core/kqp/host/kqp_gateway_proxy.cpp b/ydb/core/kqp/host/kqp_gateway_proxy.cpp
index 2c02d7a7fe6e..caae4290edab 100644
--- a/ydb/core/kqp/host/kqp_gateway_proxy.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/kqp/host/kqp_gateway_proxy.cpp
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ class TKqpGatewayProxy : public IKikimrGateway {
             }
 
             NKikimrSchemeOp::TModifyScheme tx;
-            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase());
+            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase() ? GetDatabase() : GetDomainName().GetOrElse(TString{}));
             tx.SetOperationType(NKikimrSchemeOp::ESchemeOpCreateBackupCollection);
 
             auto& op = *tx.MutableCreateBackupCollection();
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ class TKqpGatewayProxy : public IKikimrGateway {
             }
 
             NKikimrSchemeOp::TModifyScheme tx;
-            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase());
+            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase() ? GetDatabase() : GetDomainName().GetOrElse(TString{}));
             tx.SetOperationType(NKikimrSchemeOp::ESchemeOpAlterBackupCollection);
 
             auto& op = *tx.MutableAlterBackupCollection();
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ class TKqpGatewayProxy : public IKikimrGateway {
             }
 
             NKikimrSchemeOp::TModifyScheme tx;
-            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase());
+            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase() ? GetDatabase() : GetDomainName().GetOrElse(TString{}));
             if (settings.Cascade) {
                 return MakeFuture(ResultFromError<TGenericResult>("Unimplemented"));
             } else {
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ class TKqpGatewayProxy : public IKikimrGateway {
             }
 
             NKikimrSchemeOp::TModifyScheme tx;
-            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase());
+            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase() ? GetDatabase() : GetDomainName().GetOrElse(TString{}));
             tx.SetOperationType(NKikimrSchemeOp::ESchemeOpBackupBackupCollection);
 
             auto& op = *tx.MutableBackupBackupCollection();
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ class TKqpGatewayProxy : public IKikimrGateway {
             }
 
             NKikimrSchemeOp::TModifyScheme tx;
-            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase());
+            tx.SetWorkingDir(GetDatabase() ? GetDatabase() : GetDomainName().GetOrElse(TString{}));
             tx.SetOperationType(NKikimrSchemeOp::ESchemeOpBackupIncrementalBackupCollection);
 
             auto& op = *tx.MutableBackupIncrementalBackupCollection();