diff --git a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
index 4f33a60..c0ae3ea 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
+++ b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function invoke_script() {
     if [[ "$script_result" == 0 ]]; then
     	trigger_notify "success" "Backup script succeeded: $backup_script_name" "$script_log_path"
     else
-    	trigger_notify "error" "Backup script failed: $backup_script_name" "$(cat "$script_error_log_path")"
+    	trigger_notify "error" "Backup script failed: $backup_script_name" "$script_error_log_path"
     fi
 
     rm -f "$script_error_log_path"