diff --git a/sites/all/modules/unl/unl_site_creation.php b/sites/all/modules/unl/unl_site_creation.php
index 3155a0829d8194c51f29819dd5b81993509f899b..91986d22e142b3b389e87a5024460d8cb37eab88 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/unl/unl_site_creation.php
+++ b/sites/all/modules/unl/unl_site_creation.php
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ function unl_site_remove($site_id) {
   }
   $uri = $uri[0];
 
-  $path_parts = parse_url($uri);
-  $sites_subdir = $path_parts['host'] . $path_parts['path'];
+  $sites_subdir = _unl_get_sites_subdir($uri);
   $sites_subdir = strtr($sites_subdir, array('/' => '.'));
   $sites_subdir = DRUPAL_ROOT . '/sites/' . $sites_subdir;
   $sites_subdir = realpath($sites_subdir);
@@ -206,6 +205,16 @@ function unl_site_remove($site_id) {
   drupal_set_message('The site has been scheduled for removal.');
 }
 
+function _unl_get_sites_subdir($uri) {
+  $path_parts = parse_url($uri);
+  if (substr($path_parts['host'], -7) == 'unl.edu') {
+    $path_parts['host'] = 'unl.edu';
+  }
+  $sites_subdir = $path_parts['host'] . $path_parts['path'];
+  $sites_subdir = strtr($sites_subdir, array('/' => '.')); 
+  
+  return $sites_subdir;
+}