diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index d8cb158e..8c69cdbb 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1017,13 +1017,13 @@ COPYCERTS_NPM(){
 	if [ "${1}" = "reset" ]; then
 		echo "Resetting ... Deleting all SSL symlink folders"
 		for certdir in $(</tmp/ssllist); do
-			rm $certdir
+			rm ${certdir::-1}
 		done
 	else
 		olddirs=$(find $ssldir -type l ! -exec test -e {} \; -print)
 		for od in ${olddirs[@]}; do
 			echo "Removing old folder ... ${od}"
-			rm -f $od
+			rm -f ${od}
 		done
 	fi