diff --git a/root/etc/cron.daily/purge-homes-recycle b/root/etc/cron.daily/purge-homes-recycle
index e8e4d6f..a5eb67d 100644
--- a/root/etc/cron.daily/purge-homes-recycle
+++ b/root/etc/cron.daily/purge-homes-recycle
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ foreach my $user ($a->get_all_by_prop(type=>'user')){
 sub remove{
     # Remove files with last modification older than $retention
     if ( -f ){
-        my $mtime = stat($_)->mtime;
-        (time() - $mtime > $retention) && unlink($_);
+        my $atime = stat($_)->atime;
+        (time() - $atime > $retention) && unlink($_);
     }
     # Remove empty directories
     elsif ( -d ){