diff --git a/status/load-monitor.pl b/status/load-monitor.pl
index 4d27249c1..fb3f9748e 100755
--- a/status/load-monitor.pl
+++ b/status/load-monitor.pl
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ $_[0]->{'max'} = $in{'max'};
 
 sub uptime_output
 {
-local $out = `uptime 2>&1`;
+&clean_environment();
+local $out = &backquote_command("uptime 2>&1");
+&reset_environment();
 return $out =~ /average(s)?:\s+([0-9\.]+),?\s+([0-9\.]+),?\s+([0-9\.]+)/i ?
 		( $2, $3, $4 ) : ( );
 }