diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 26fad1c..6bfd048 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ The procedure to create and transfer the key is as follows:
         password "ssh password for sftp"
       end
 
+      ftp do
+        host "YOUR_REMOTE_HOSTNAME"
+        user "YOUR_REMOTE_USERNAME"
+        # port "NON STANDARD FTP PORT"
+        password "YOUR_REMOTE_PASSWORD"
+        path ":kind/:id" # this is the default
+      end
+
       gpg do
         command "/usr/local/bin/gpg"
         options  "--no-use-agent"
diff --git a/lib/astrails/safe/ftp.rb b/lib/astrails/safe/ftp.rb
index e34b80e..0d5519d 100644
--- a/lib/astrails/safe/ftp.rb
+++ b/lib/astrails/safe/ftp.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def cleanup
             sort
 
           cleanup_with_limit(files, keep) do |f|
-            file = File.join(path, f)
+            file = File.path(f)
             puts "removing ftp file #{host}:#{file}" if dry_run? || verbose?
             ftp.delete(file) unless dry_run? || local_only?
           end