diff --git a/docs/releases/UPGRADE_0.38.0.md b/docs/releases/UPGRADE_0.38.0.md
index c733fd3e..83186a38 100644
--- a/docs/releases/UPGRADE_0.38.0.md
+++ b/docs/releases/UPGRADE_0.38.0.md
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ done
 echo "Replication migration completed successfully on $MARIADB_NAME instance."
 ```
 
-For better convenience, you can run:
+For better convenience, replace the variables and run:
 
 ```bash
 curl -sLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mariadb-operator/mariadb-operator/refs/heads/main/hack/migrate_repl_conn.sh
 chmod +x migrate_repl_conn.sh
 
-MARIADB_NAME="<mariadb-name>" \
-MARIADB_NAMESPACE="<mariadb-namespace>" \
-MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD="<mariadb-root-password>" \
+MARIADB_NAME='<mariadb-name>' \
+MARIADB_NAMESPACE='<mariadb-namespace>' \
+MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD='<mariadb-root-password>' \
 ./migrate_repl_conn.sh
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/migrate_repl_conn.sh b/hack/migrate_repl_conn.sh
index bccac158..d7ddd188 100755
--- a/hack/migrate_repl_conn.sh
+++ b/hack/migrate_repl_conn.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ function wait_for_ready_replication {
 
   while [[ $elapsed -lt $timeout ]]; do
     local status
-    status=$(exec_sql "$pod" "SHOW REPLICA STATUS\G" | tee /tmp/replication_status_$pod.txt)
+    status=$(exec_sql "$pod" "SHOW REPLICA STATUS\G" | tee /tmp/replication_status_$pod_$MARIADB_NAMESPACE.txt)
 
-    if grep -q "Slave_IO_Running: Yes" /tmp/replication_status_$pod.txt && \
-       grep -q "Slave_SQL_Running: Yes" /tmp/replication_status_$pod.txt; then
+    if grep -q "Slave_IO_Running: Yes" /tmp/replication_status_$pod_$MARIADB_NAMESPACE.txt && \
+       grep -q "Slave_SQL_Running: Yes" /tmp/replication_status_$pod_$MARIADB_NAMESPACE.txt; then
       echo "Replication is ready on $pod."
       return 0
     fi
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ echo "Migrating replication on $MARIADB_NAME instance..."
 
 PODS=$(kubectl get pods -n "$MARIADB_NAMESPACE" -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=$MARIADB_NAME -o jsonpath="{.items[*].metadata.name}")
 PRIMARY_POD=$(kubectl get mariadb "$MARIADB_NAME" -n "$MARIADB_NAMESPACE" -o jsonpath="{.status.currentPrimary}")
-echo "Primary pod detected: $PRIMARY_POD"
-echo "Replica pods: $PODS"
 
 for POD in $PODS; do
   if [[ "$POD" == "$PRIMARY_POD" ]]; then