diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/9223-proxmox-backup-bugfixes.yml b/changelogs/fragments/9223-proxmox-backup-bugfixes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..559e1f45bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/9223-proxmox-backup-bugfixes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - proxmox_backup - fix incorrect key lookup in vmid permission check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9223).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/proxmox_backup.py b/plugins/modules/proxmox_backup.py
index fb5750383e..575d492bf9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/proxmox_backup.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/proxmox_backup.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class ProxmoxBackupAnsible(ProxmoxAnsible):
         if "/" in permissions.keys() and permissions["/"].get(
                 "VM.Backup", 0) == 1:
             sufficient_permissions = True
-        elif "/vms" in permissions.keys() and permissions["/"].get(
+        elif "/vms" in permissions.keys() and permissions["/vms"].get(
                 "VM.Backup", 0) == 1:
             sufficient_permissions = True
         elif pool and "/pool/" + pool in permissions.keys() and permissions["/pool/" + pool].get(