diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/cron/task/core/tidy_search.php b/phpBB/phpbb/cron/task/core/tidy_search.php
index 2de744b7c1..2c30274dfa 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/cron/task/core/tidy_search.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/cron/task/core/tidy_search.php
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ class tidy_search extends \phpbb\cron\task\base
 	*/
 	public function run()
 	{
-		// Select the search method
-		$search_type = basename($this->config['search_type']);
+		$search_type = $this->config['search_type'];
 
 		// We do some additional checks in the module to ensure it can actually be utilised
 		$error = false;
@@ -78,10 +77,7 @@ class tidy_search extends \phpbb\cron\task\base
 	*/
 	public function is_runnable()
 	{
-		// Select the search method
-		$search_type = basename($this->config['search_type']);
-
-		return class_exists($search_type);
+		return class_exists($this->config['search_type']);
 	}
 
 	/**