diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 120b966..b2a11f1 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ 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