diff --git a/src/update_mails.sh b/src/update_mails.sh
index 4bcc9e1a..3bffc6e3 100755
--- a/src/update_mails.sh
+++ b/src/update_mails.sh
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ mysql_query "SELECT id, address_id, quote(replace(path,'!','\\!')) FROM mailbox
   # If dir and rm ok, DELETE
   # Other case, do nothing
   if [ -d "${path//\'/}" ] ; then 
-    $ionice rm -rf "$path" && mysql_query "DELETE FROM mailbox WHERE id=$id AND mail_action='DELETING';"
+    $ionice rm -rf "${path//\'/}" && mysql_query "DELETE FROM mailbox WHERE id=$id AND mail_action='DELETING';"
     # Do the rm again in case of newly added file during delete. Should not be usefull
-    test -d "$path" && $ionice rm -rf "$path"
+    test -d "${path//\'/}" && $ionice rm -rf "${path//\'/}"
   else
     mysql_query "DELETE FROM mailbox WHERE id=$id AND mail_action='DELETING';"
   fi