diff --git a/elysia_cron.module b/elysia_cron.module
index 7342bfc..13c1cb4 100644
--- a/elysia_cron.module
+++ b/elysia_cron.module
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ function elysia_cron_decode_script($text, $apply = TRUE) {
   foreach ($lines as $line) {
     $line = trim($line);
     if (!empty($line)) {
-      if ($line{0} == '#') {
+      if ($line[0] == '#') {
         $lastcomment = trim(substr($line, 1));
 
       }