diff --git a/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh b/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
index 946ddd301..d085b5ef3 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn_check_permissions(){
 	fi
 	# Check if executable is executable and attempt to fix it
 	# First get executable name
-	execname="$(echo "${executable}" | awk -F "/" '{ print $2 }')"
+	execname="$(basename "${executable}"
 	if [ -f "${executabledir}/${execname}" ]; then
 		# Get permission numbers on file under the form 775
 		execperm="$(stat -c %a "${executabledir}/${execname}")"