diff --git a/resources/lib/backup.py b/resources/lib/backup.py
index 7d3cf9e..e34330b 100644
--- a/resources/lib/backup.py
+++ b/resources/lib/backup.py
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ class XbmcBackup:
                     
                     if(dirs[remove_num][0].split('.')[-1] == 'zip'):
                         #this is a file, remove it that way
-                        self.remote_vfs.rmfile(self.remote_base_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_base_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 45f9f30..1a5a76e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/vfs.py
+++ b/resources/lib/vfs.py
@@ -14,17 +14,20 @@ 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