diff --git a/lib/tasks/bvfs_cleanup.rake b/lib/tasks/bvfs_cleanup.rake
index c0f4184..535e113 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/bvfs_cleanup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/bvfs_cleanup.rake
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 namespace :bvfs do
   desc 'Cleans up the restore database'
   task cleanup: :environment do
-    for_purge = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.tables.select do |name|
+    for_purge = ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(BACULA_CONF).connection.tables.
+        select do |name|
       match_data = name.match(/^b2\d+(\d{12}$)/)
       match_data.present? && 
         match_data[1].present? &&
         match_data[1] < (Archiving.settings[:temp_db_retention].ago.to_f * 100).to_i.to_s
     end
 
     for_purge.each do |dbname|
       Bvfs.new(nil,[]).purge_db(dbname)
     end
 
     Rails.logger.warn("[BVFS]: Cleaned up dbs: #{for_purge.join(', ')}")
   end
 end