diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_cat.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_cat.go
index 47a7e06a2..8b4015306 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_cat.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_cat.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func runCat(gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 			blob := list[0]
 
 			buf := make([]byte, blob.Length)
-			n, err := repo.LoadBlob(restic.DataBlob, id, buf)
+			n, err := repo.LoadBlob(t, id, buf)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}