diff --git a/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh b/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh
index cdd0ee6..3dd545e 100755
--- a/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh
+++ b/bin/sys_refresh_ref_cron.sh
@@ -169,13 +169,12 @@ function refresh_cronjobs
         fct_message ${MESSAGE} -color ${COLOR}
         if [ ${#CRONJOB} -gt 0 ]; then
           fct_message "Checking database:"
-          CRONJOB="$@"
-          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 $0}')
+          MINUTES=$(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}'"
           RESULT=$(psql -t -h ${DB_HOST} -U ${DB_USER} -d ${DB_DATABASE} -c "select ID from