diff --git a/inc/status.inc b/inc/status.inc
index a04f7d15..bb00b15d 100755
--- a/inc/status.inc
+++ b/inc/status.inc
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ It was down for $(SHOW_TIME ${toterrtime})"
 										fi
 										rm -f ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/${nip}~${rcheck}.repl*
 									fi
-									ssh -q root@${nip} find ${NM_REPL_CHECK_LOC[${rcheck}]} -iname "*.sync-conflict-*" -exec rm {} \;
+									ssh -q root@${nip} 'find ${NM_REPL_CHECK_LOC[${rcheck}]} -iname "*.sync-conflict-*" -exec rm {} \;'
 								fi			
 							done