diff --git a/backup_new.sh b/backup_new.sh
index c98244d..7e7500b 100755
--- a/backup_new.sh
+++ b/backup_new.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stamp () {
 ## script related
 # store logfile in the same directory as this script file using the same file
 # name as the script but with the extension '.log'
-scriptPath="$( CDPATH= cd -- "$( dirname -- "$0" )" && pwd -P )"
+scriptPath="$( CDPATH='' cd -- "$( dirname -- "$0" )" && pwd -P )"
 scriptName="$( basename "$0" )"
 logFile="$scriptPath/${scriptName%.*}.log"
 # borg output verbosity -- normal