diff --git a/postgresql/files/postgresql-backup.sh b/postgresql/files/postgresql-backup.sh
index ecf0ea83..76a837f0 100755
--- a/postgresql/files/postgresql-backup.sh
+++ b/postgresql/files/postgresql-backup.sh
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ create_backup_dirs() {
 
 cleanup_old_backups() {
 	# Remove the old backups
-	TODELETE=`ls  ${BACKUPDIR}/history | awk -F '.' '{print $NF}' | sort -ruV | tail -n +${N_DAYS_TO_SPARE}`
-	for i in ${TODELETE}
-	do
-	    rm -f ${BACKUPDIR}/history/*.$i
-	done
+	find ${HISTDIR} -ctime +${N_DAYS_TO_SPARE} -type f -exec rm -f {} \;
+	# TODELETE=$( /bin/ls "${HISTDIR}/" | awk -F '.' '{print $NF}' | sort -ruV | tail -n +${N_DAYS_TO_SPARE} )
+	# for i in ${TODELETE}
+	# do
+	#     rm -f "${HISTDIR}/*.${i}"
+	# done
 }
 
 create_db_list() {