diff --git a/Scripts/openchange_user_cleanup b/Scripts/openchange_user_cleanup
index 411479819..a42aa8b37 100755
--- a/Scripts/openchange_user_cleanup
+++ b/Scripts/openchange_user_cleanup
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from samba.param import LoadParm
 
 imaphost = '127.0.0.1'
 imapport = 143
 
-sambaprivate = '/var/lib/samba/private'
-mapistorefolder = "%s/mapistore" % (sambaprivate)
+samba_lp = LoadParm()
+sambaprivate = samba_lp.get("private dir")
+mapistorefolder = samba_lp.private_path("mapistore")
 sogoSysDefaultsFile = "/etc/sogo/sogo.conf"
 sogoUserDefaultsFile = os.path.expanduser("~sogo/GNUstep/Defaults/.GNUstepDefaults")