diff --git a/backup-rclone.sh b/backup-rclone.sh
index a3b3a3a..7d573e0 100755
--- a/backup-rclone.sh
+++ b/backup-rclone.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ recursive_backup() {
 			remotehash="""$(sqlite3 $hashtemp "$sqlcommand")""" # get hash from database
 			if [[ -z $remotehash ]]; then entryexists=false; else entryexists=true; fi # if file entry (and hash) exists, save as bool
 			localhash="$(md5sum "$k")" # hash of local version of file
+			localhash="${localhash%%  *}"
 			done_files=$(($done_files+1))
 			progress=$(($done_files*100/$total_files))
 			if [[ "$remotehash" == "$localhash" ]]; then action="Skip"; continue; fi # if the has his the same, skip backuup