diff --git a/plugins/database_attachments/database_attachments.php b/plugins/database_attachments/database_attachments.php
index e4abf937e..76792fd53 100644
--- a/plugins/database_attachments/database_attachments.php
+++ b/plugins/database_attachments/database_attachments.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class database_attachments extends filesystem_attachments
             $type   = $rcmail->config->get('database_attachments_cache', 'db');
 
             // Init SQL cache (disable cache data serialization)
-            $this->cache = $rcmail->get_cache($this->prefix, 'db', $ttl, false);
+            $this->cache = $rcmail->get_cache($this->prefix, $type, $ttl, false);
         }
 
         return $this->cache;