diff --git a/resources/lib/backup.py b/resources/lib/backup.py
index 65d036f..74103f8 100644
--- a/resources/lib/backup.py
+++ b/resources/lib/backup.py
@@ -465,9 +465,9 @@ class XbmcBackup:
 
                     if(dirs[remove_num][0].split('.')[-1] == 'zip'):
                         # this is a file, remove it that way
-                        self.remote_vfs.rmfile(self.remote_vfs.root_path + dirs[remove_num][0])
+                        self.remote_vfs.rmfile(self.remote_vfs.clean_path(self.remote_base_path) + dirs[remove_num][0])
                     else:
-                        self.remote_vfs.rmdir(self.remote_vfs.root_path + dirs[remove_num][0] + "/")
+                        self.remote_vfs.rmdir(self.remote_vfs.clean_path(self.remote_base_path) + dirs[remove_num][0] + "/")
 
                     remove_num = remove_num + 1
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/vfs.py b/resources/lib/vfs.py
index eae31a9..d0df9ac 100644
--- a/resources/lib/vfs.py
+++ b/resources/lib/vfs.py
@@ -17,16 +17,19 @@ class Vfs:
     def __init__(self, rootString):
         self.set_root(rootString)
 
+    def clean_path(self, path):
+        # fix slashes
+        path = path.replace("\\", "/")
+        
+        # check if trailing slash is included
+        if(path[-1:] != '/'):
+            path = path + '/'
+            
+        return path
+
     def set_root(self, rootString):
         old_root = self.root_path
-        self.root_path = rootString
-
-        # fix slashes
-        self.root_path = self.root_path.replace("\\", "/")
-
-        # check if trailing slash is included
-        if(self.root_path[-1:] != "/"):
-            self.root_path = self.root_path + "/"
+        self.root_path = self.clean_path(rootString)
 
         # return the old root
         return old_root