diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 24facbdc..87286aa1 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@
             # If 'file' is an directory, use -d
             if [ -d ${CHECKFILE} ]; then
                 FILEVALUE=$(ls -d -l ${CHECKFILE} | cut -c 2-10)
-                PROFILEVALUE=$(grep '^permdir' ${PROFILE} | grep ":${CHECKFILE}:" | cut -d: -f3)
+                PROFILEVALUE=$(grep '^permdir' ${PROFILE} | grep "=${CHECKFILE}:" | cut -d: -f2)
             else
                 FILEVALUE=$(ls -l ${CHECKFILE} | cut -c 2-10)
-                PROFILEVALUE=$(grep '^permfile' ${PROFILE} | grep ":${CHECKFILE}:" | cut -d: -f3)
+                PROFILEVALUE=$(grep '^permfile' ${PROFILE} | grep "=${CHECKFILE}:" | cut -d: -f2)
             fi
             if [ "${FILEVALUE}" = "${PROFILEVALUE}" ]; then PERMS="OK"; else PERMS="BAD"; fi
         fi