diff --git a/webbuild/webbuild-cgi b/webbuild/webbuild-cgi
index a8396d9..e355d11 100755
--- a/webbuild/webbuild-cgi
+++ b/webbuild/webbuild-cgi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # webbuild cgi script
-# Copyright (c) 2012-2023 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2024 by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 #
 . /usr/share/autodist/webbuild-functions
 . /usr/share/autodist/webbuild-functions-private
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ if [ "$REQUEST" = "refresh" -o "$REQUEST" = "refreshjobs" ]; then
       NOTIFIED=
       if [ "${ORIGRETCODE: -1}" == "+" ]; then
          NOTIFIED=1
-         RETCODE="${ORIGRETCODE::-1}"
+         RETCODE="${ORIGRETCODE/+*}"
       else
          RETCODE=$ORIGRETCODE
       fi