diff --git a/lxc_backup.sh b/lxc_backup.sh
index d7fbec4..96b7bed 100755
--- a/lxc_backup.sh
+++ b/lxc_backup.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ do
 done
 
 #housekeeping - keep last 38 days
-find ${backuppath} -mtime +38 -exec rm -f ${backuppath}/{} ;\
+find ${backuppath} -mtime +38 -exec rm -f ${backuppath}/{} \;
 
 #own data for backupuser
 chown -R ${backupuser}:${backupuser} ${backuppath}