diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
index 41fa028e..8a712a81 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ while($row = $db->fetch_array($result_tasks))
 				}
 				// now get rid of old stuff 
 				//(but append /* so we don't delete the directory)
-				safe_exec('rm -rf '. escapeshellarg(makeCorrectFile($configdir.'/*')));
+				$configdir.='/*';
+				safe_exec('rm -rf '. makeCorrectFile($configdir));
 			}
 		}