diff --git a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
index 85b94fd..13b94e3 100755
--- a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
+++ b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
@@ -213,12 +213,13 @@ case $1 in
 		ln -sfn ${DAY_BACKUP_DIR/${BACKUP_PATH}/.}${LATEST_BACKUP} ${BACKUP_PATH}/latest
 		
 		allfiles=`ls -1 ${BACKUP_PATH}`
-		files=(`ls -1 ${BACKUP_PATH} | tail -${BACKUPSTOKEEP}`)
+		files=(`ls -1 ${BACKUP_PATH} | tail -$((${BACKUPSTOKEEP}+2))`)
 		for i in $allfiles; do 
 			keep=0; 
 			for a in ${files[@]}; do 
 				if [ $i == $a ]; then 
-					keep=1; 
+					keep=1;
+					break
 				fi; 
 			done; 
 			if [ $keep == 0 ]; then