diff --git a/pfsense-backup.sh b/pfsense-backup.sh
index f527110..8835b16 100755
--- a/pfsense-backup.sh
+++ b/pfsense-backup.sh
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ if [ $cron -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ ! -z $keepfiles ]; then
     remove=$(ls -d -1tr $destination/*.xml | tail -n +$keepfiles | head -n1)
     if [ ! -z $remove ]; then
-     keepfiles=$((keepfiles + 1))
-     del=$(ls $destination/*.xml | tail -n -$keepfiles | head -n1)
+     del=$(ls $destination/*.xml | head -n -$keepfiles)
      rm -f $del
      echo "Backup removed at $del"
     fi