diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/expunge.cron.j2 b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/expunge.cron.j2
index e9dd03eb..aa039c54 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/expunge.cron.j2
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/expunge.cron.j2
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # delete all mails after {{ config.delete_mails_after }} days, in the Inbox
-2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }}/*/cur -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
+2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }} -path '*/cur/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
 # or in any IMAP subfolder
-2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }}/*/.*/cur -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
+2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }} -path '*/.*/cur/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
 # even if they are unseen
-2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }}/*/new -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
-2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }}/*/.*/new -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
+2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }} -path '*/new/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
+2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }} -path '*/.*/new/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
 # or only temporary (but then they shouldn't be around after {{ config.delete_mails_after }} days anyway).
-2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }}/*/tmp -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
-2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }}/*/.*/tmp -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
+2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }} -path '*/tmp/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete
+2 0 * * * dovecot find /home/vmail/mail/{{ config.mail_domain }} -path '*/.*/tmp/*' -mtime +{{ config.delete_mails_after }} -type f -delete