diff --git a/ccollect.sh b/ccollect.sh
index 0247c00..9e779b9 100755
--- a/ccollect.sh
+++ b/ccollect.sh
@@ -495,9 +495,9 @@ while [ "${i}" -lt "${no_sources}" ]; do
    fi
 
    # set time when we really begin to backup, not when we began to remove above
-   destination_date="$(${CDATE})"
-   destination_dir="${ddir}/${INTERVAL}.${destination_date}.$$"
-   destination_full="${destination}/${INTERVAL}.${destination_date}.$$"
+   destination_name="${INTERVAL}.$(${CDATE}).$$"
+   destination_dir="${ddir}/${destination_name}"
+   destination_full="${destination}/${destination_name}"
 
    # give some info
    _techo "Beginning to backup, this may take some time..."