diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc b/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
index 26efa59..832e330 100644
--- a/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ var-lib-docker
       BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE_INCOMPLETE="$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE-incomplete"
 
       # linkdest/hardlink if present
-      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST="$($sshopts ls -dtr1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR" 2>/dev/null |  tail -n1)"
-      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE="$($sshopts ls -dtr1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR-incomplete" 2>/dev/null | grep -v $BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d) | tail -n1)"
+      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST="$($sshopts ls -d1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR" 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n1)"
+      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE="$($sshopts ls -d1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR-incomplete" 2>/dev/null | grep -v $BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d) | sort | tail -n1)"
       [ -n "$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST" ] && rsyncoptsrun="$rsyncoptsrun --link-dest=$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST"
       [ -n "$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE" ] && rsyncoptsrun="$rsyncoptsrun --link-dest=$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE"