diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
index 9afbd9d4..70daa9b3 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.php
@@ -198,31 +198,38 @@ while($row = $db->fetch_array($result_tasks))
 
 		if(is_array($row['data']))
 		{
+			// define paths
+			$userhomedir = makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . '/' . $row['data']['loginname'] . '/');
+			$usermaildir = makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['vmail_homedir'] . '/' . $row['data']['loginname'] . '/');
+
 			// stats directory
 			if($settings['system']['awstats_enabled'] == '1')
 			{
-				$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . $row['data']['loginname'] . '/awstats'));
-				safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . $row['data']['loginname'] . '/awstats'));
+				$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($userhomedir . 'awstats'));
+				safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($userhomedir . 'awstats'));
 			} else {
-				$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . $row['data']['loginname'] . '/webalizer'));
-				safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . $row['data']['loginname'] . '/webalizer'));				
+				$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($userhomedir . 'webalizer'));
+				safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($userhomedir . 'webalizer'));
 			}
 			
 			// maildir
-			$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['vmail_homedir'] . $row['data']['loginname']));
-			safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['vmail_homedir'] . $row['data']['loginname']));
+			$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($usermaildir));
+			safe_exec('mkdir -p ' . escapeshellarg($usermaildir));
 
 			//check if admin of customer has added template for new customer directories
-			$destdir = makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . '/' . $row['data']['loginname']);
 			if((int)$row['data']['store_defaultindex'] == 1)
 			{
-				storeDefaultIndex($row['data']['loginname'], $destdir, $cronlog, true);
+				storeDefaultIndex($row['data']['loginname'], $userhomedir, $cronlog, true);
 			}
 
-			$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: chown -R ' . (int)$row['data']['uid'] . ':' . (int)$row['data']['gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . $row['data']['loginname']));
-			safe_exec('chown -R ' . (int)$row['data']['uid'] . ':' . (int)$row['data']['gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['documentroot_prefix'] . $row['data']['loginname']));
-			$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: chown -R ' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_uid'] . ':' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['vmail_homedir'] . $row['data']['loginname']));
-			safe_exec('chown -R ' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_uid'] . ':' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($settings['system']['vmail_homedir'] . $row['data']['loginname']));
+			// strip of last slash of paths to have correct chown results
+			$userhomedir = (substr($userhomedir, 0, -1) == '/') ? substr($userhomedir, 0, -1) : $userhomedir;
+			$usermaildir = (substr($usermaildir, 0, -1) == '/') ? substr($usermaildir, 0, -1) : $usermaildir;
+
+			$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: chown -R ' . (int)$row['data']['uid'] . ':' . (int)$row['data']['gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($userhomedir));
+			safe_exec('chown -R ' . (int)$row['data']['uid'] . ':' . (int)$row['data']['gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($userhomedir));
+			$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, 'Running: chown -R ' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_uid'] . ':' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($usermaildir));
+			safe_exec('chown -R ' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_uid'] . ':' . (int)$settings['system']['vmail_gid'] . ' ' . escapeshellarg($usermaildir));
 		}
 	}