diff --git a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Storage.pm b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Storage.pm
index 0111d2c0a..7506d4480 100644
--- a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Storage.pm
+++ b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Storage.pm
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ sub delete_path {
     my $storage_path = $self->Path();
     ($storage_path) = ($storage_path =~ /^(.*)$/); # De-taint
     ($path) = ($path =~ /^(.*)$/); # De-taint
+    if (!$Config{ZM_PATH_RM}) {
+      Info('No value set for ZM_PATH_RM.  ZM_PATH_RM should have been set automatically by the distro in '.$config{ZM_CONFIG_DIR}.'/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf. Defaulting to /bin/rm');
+      $Config{ZM_PATH_RM} = '/bin/rm';
+    }
     my $command = "$Config{ZM_PATH_RM} -rf $storage_path/$path 2>&1";
     if (ZoneMinder::General::executeShellCommand($command)) {
       Error("Error deleting event directory at $storage_path/$path using $command");