diff --git a/root/cronjob.sh b/root/cronjob.sh
index a4cf715..d700cd0 100755
--- a/root/cronjob.sh
+++ b/root/cronjob.sh
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if [ "$use_plexAPI" = "yes" ]; then
 	if [ -z "$plexUpdateURL" ]; then
 		echo "no Plex credentials provided"
 	else
-		"$plexUpdateURL"
+		$(echo "$plexUpdateURL" | tr -d '\n' | tr -d ' ')
 		sleep 1
 	fi
 fi