diff --git a/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh b/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh
index c9e82c5..cdd0ee6 100755
--- a/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh
+++ b/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh
@@ -170,19 +170,23 @@ function refresh_cronjobs
         if [ ${#CRONJOB} -gt 0 ]; then
           fct_message "Checking database:"
           CRONJOB="$@"
-          MINUTES=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | cut -d' ' -f1)
-          HOURS=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | cut -d' ' -f2)
-          DAYS=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | cut -d' ' -f3)
-          MONTHS=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | cut -d' ' -f4)
-          DAYOFWEEK=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | cut -d' ' -f5)
-          COMMAND=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | cut -d' ' -f6-)
-          REQUEST_ID_PARAMS="host='${VM}' and s_user='${TETALAB_USER}' and minutes='${MINUTES}' and hours='${HOURS}' and days='${DAYS}' and daysofweek='${DAYSOFWEEKS}' and command='${COMMAND}'"
+          MINUTES=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}')
+          HOURS=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}')
+          DAYS=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | awk -F ' ' '{print $3}')
+          MONTHS=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | awk -F ' ' '{print $4}')
+          DAYOFWEEK=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | awk -F ' ' '{print $5}')
+          COMMAND=$(echo ${CRONJOB} | awk -F ' ' '{$1=$2=$3=$4=$5=""; print $0}')
+          REQUEST_ID_PARAMS="host='${VM}' and s_user='${TETALAB_USER}' and minutes='${MINUTES}' 
+          and hours='${HOURS}' and days='${DAYS}' and daysofweek='${DAYSOFWEEKS}' and command='${COMMAND}'"
           RESULT=$(psql -t -h ${DB_HOST} -U ${DB_USER} -d ${DB_DATABASE} -c "select ID from
           ref_cron where ${REQUEST_ID_PARAMS};")
           if [ ${#RESULT} -eq 0 ]; then
             fct_message "Cronjob not in database, inserting..."
-            REQUEST_INSERT_PARAMS="'${VM}', '${TETALAB_USER}', '${MINUTES}', '${HOURS}', '${DAYS}', '${DAYSOFWEEKS}', '${COMMAND}'"
-            psql -e -t -h ${DB_HOST} -U ${DB_USER} -d ${DB_DATABASE} -c "insert into ref_cron (\"host\", \"s_user\", \"minutes\", \"hours\", \"days\", \"daysofweek\", \"command\") values (${REQUEST_INSERT_PARAMS});"
+            REQUEST_INSERT_PARAMS="'${VM}', '${TETALAB_USER}', '${MINUTES}',
+            '${HOURS}', '${DAYS}', '${DAYSOFWEEKS}', '${COMMAND}'"
+            psql -e -t -h ${DB_HOST} -U ${DB_USER} -d ${DB_DATABASE} -c "insert into ref_cron
+            (\"host\", \"s_user\", \"minutes\", \"hours\", \"days\", \"daysofweek\", \"command\")
+            values (${REQUEST_INSERT_PARAMS});"
           else
             fct_message "Cronjob already in database"
           fi