diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
index 25f2f22db..a31ecb8da 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
@@ -1289,9 +1289,9 @@ function ipsec_configure_do($verbose = false, $interface = '')
     service_log('Configuring IPsec VPN...', $verbose);
 
     /* cleanup legacy ipsec.conf files */
-    mwexec("rm -rf /usr/local/etc/ipsec.d");
-    @unlink("/usr/local/etc/ipsec.conf");
-    @unlink("/usr/local/etc/ipsec.secrets");
+    mwexec('rm -rf /usr/local/etc/ipsec.d');
+    @unlink('/usr/local/etc/ipsec.conf');
+    @unlink('/usr/local/etc/ipsec.secrets');
 
     ipsec_write_strongswan_conf();
     ipsec_write_cas();