diff --git a/lib/collect_user_photos.rb b/lib/collect_user_photos.rb
index 50799f376..f59c73748 100644
--- a/lib/collect_user_photos.rb
+++ b/lib/collect_user_photos.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 module PhotoMover
-
   def self.move_photos(user)
-
     Dir.chdir Rails.root
     temp_dir = "tmp/exports/#{user.id}"
     FileUtils::mkdir_p temp_dir
@@ -15,14 +13,13 @@ module PhotoMover
     photos.each do |photo|
       current_photo_location = "#{Rails.root}/public/uploads/images/#{photo.image_filename}"
       new_photo_location = "#{photos_dir}/#{photo.image_filename}"
-
-      FileUtils::cp current_photo_location new_photo_location
+      FileUtils::cp current_photo_location, new_photo_location
     end
 
-    system("tar", "cf #{user.id}.tar #{user.id}")
-    FileUtils::rm_r user.id, :secure => true, :force => true
+    `tar c #{user.id} > #{user.id}.tar`
+    #system("tar", "c", "#{user.id}",">", "#{user.id}.tar")
+    FileUtils::rm_r "#{user.id.to_s}/", :secure => true, :force => true
 
     "#{Rails.root}/#{temp_dir}.tar"
   end
-
 end