diff --git a/ccollect.sh b/ccollect.sh
index e842053..65e10d9 100755
--- a/ccollect.sh
+++ b/ccollect.sh
@@ -237,14 +237,6 @@ if [ -x "${CPREEXEC}" ]; then
    [ "${ret}" -eq 0 ] || _exit_err "${CPREEXEC} failed. Aborting"
 fi
 
-#
-# check default configuration
-#
-
-D_FILE_INTERVAL="${CDEFAULTS}/intervals/${INTERVAL}"
-D_INTERVAL=$(cat "${D_FILE_INTERVAL}" 2>/dev/null)
-
-
 #
 # Let's do the backup
 #
@@ -346,7 +338,7 @@ while [ "${i}" -lt "${no_sources}" ]; do
    c_interval="$(cat "${backup}/intervals/${INTERVAL}" 2>/dev/null)"
 
    if [ -z "${c_interval}" ]; then
-      c_interval="${D_INTERVAL}"
+      c_interval="$(cat "${CDEFAULTS}/intervals/${INTERVAL}" 2>/dev/null)"
 
       if [ -z "${c_interval}" ]; then
          _exit_err "No definition for interval \"${INTERVAL}\" found. Skipping."