diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 03da8f71ea7252dbc1f3976ae78ecbc4a299ea31..2c65f50bab89a6de1e2c92ca8a1f4e08d6e851fd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ version 0.9.3 -- unreleased
         ninjahelper:
          . now reports error if the helper script has a syntax error or bombs out.
          . code formatting cleanup (three spaces indent)
+    lib changes
+	vserver:
+	 . improved VROOTDIR detection
     known bugs:
-       easydialog: 
+        easydialog: 
          . formDisplay does not return exit status.
 
 version 0.9.2 -- December 29, 2005
diff --git a/src/backupninja.in b/src/backupninja.in
index 9330902e0bfcd97721deb29011e8ffa73972315b..29c4e1ed1ca404e227c68bd12cf4d8bf083578f5 100755
--- a/src/backupninja.in
+++ b/src/backupninja.in
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ getconf RSYNC /usr/bin/rsync
 getconf vservers no
 getconf VSERVERINFO /usr/sbin/vserver-info
 getconf VSERVER /usr/sbin/vserver
-getconf VROOTDIR `if [ -f "$VSERVERINFO" ]; then $VSERVERINFO info SYSINFO |grep vserver-Rootdir | awk '{print $2}'; fi`
+getconf VROOTDIR `if [ -f "$VSERVERINFO" ]; then $VSERVERINFO info SYSINFO | grep '^ *vserver-Rootdir' | awk '{print $2}'; fi`
 
 if [ ! -d "$configdirectory" ]; then
 	echo "Configuration directory '$configdirectory' not found."