diff --git a/Check.pm b/Check.pm
index 807c059..8e08043 100644
--- a/Check.pm
+++ b/Check.pm
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package BackupPC::CGI::Check;
 
 use strict;
 use BackupPC::CGI::Lib qw(:all);
+use IPC::System::Simple qw(system capture);
 
 sub action
 {
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ sub action
 	    ($shortErr = $Status{$host}{error}) =~ s/(.{48}).*/$1.../;
 	    $shortErr = " ($shortErr)";
 	}
-  my $sizeConsistency = `check_size_consistency.pl --host=localhost`;
+
+  my $sizeConsistency = capture($^X, "check_size_consistency.pl", "--host=localhost");
 
         $str = <<EOF;
 <tr$reasonHilite><td class="border">${HostLink($host)}</td>