diff --git a/tool/redmine-backporter.rb b/tool/redmine-backporter.rb
index 66f320e0d85f8b..1ac51b0dba1467 100755
--- a/tool/redmine-backporter.rb
+++ b/tool/redmine-backporter.rb
@@ -583,10 +583,10 @@ class << @changesets
     args = cmd
     cmd = "show"
   end
+  cmd = list[cmd]
   if commands[cmd].is_a? String
-    cmd = list[cmd]
+    cmd = list[commands[cmd]]
   end
-  cmd = list[cmd]
   begin
     if cmd
       commands[cmd].call(args)