diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/backup/custom_wl.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/backup/custom_wl.py
index a665735ae16..172e4ac3450 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/backup/custom_wl.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/backup/custom_wl.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def show_protectable_instance(items, server_name, protectable_item_type, instanc
                       item.properties.server_name.lower() == server_name.lower()]
     # Instance Name filter, if it is passed
     if instance_name:
-        filtered_items = [item for item in items if item.name.lower() == instance_name.lower()]
+        filtered_items = [item for item in filtered_items if item.name.lower() == instance_name.lower()]
 
     return cust_help.get_none_one_or_many(filtered_items)