diff --git a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
index 7ac8d7b..b1678f7 100755
--- a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
+++ b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ DELETE_BACKUP() {
 	done
 	
 	bsz=`du -sh ${tbus[$1]} | awk '{print $1}'`
+	sbu1=$tbus[$1]
 	IFS=/
 	sbu1a=(${tbus[$1]})
 	unset IFS
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ DELETE_BACKUP() {
 	fi
 	
 	echo ""
-	if [ ${#1} = 1 ] || [ ${sbu1a[5]//-/:: -5} = "_BASE" ]; then
+	if [ ${#1} = 1 ] || [ ${sbu1: -5} = "_BASE" ]; then
 		echo -e "${idsCL[Red]}(This is a daily base backup, and will result in the full day being DELETED.)"${idsCL[Default]}
 		delbu="/${sbu1a[1]}/${sbu1a[2]}${sbu1a[3]}/${sbu1a[4]}"
 	else