1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/misc/cron/archive.php b/misc/cron/archive.php
index e7ac710d14..c7846adb2e 100644
--- a/misc/cron/archive.php
+++ b/misc/cron/archive.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ try 'php archive.php --url=http://your.piwik/path'
     $_GET['method'] = 'CoreAdminHome.runCronArchiving';
     $_GET['format'] = 'console'; // will use Content-type text/plain
 
-    if(!isset($_GET['token_auth'])) {
+    if('' === Piwik\Common::getRequestVar('token_auth', '', 'string')) {
         echo "
 <b>You must specify the Super User token_auth as a parameter to this script, eg. <code>?token_auth=XYZ</code> if you wish to run this script through the browser. </b><br>
 However it is recommended to run it <a href='https://matomo.org/docs/setup-auto-archiving/'>via cron in the command line</a>, since it can take a long time to run.<br/>
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ In a shell, execute for example the following to trigger archiving on the local
     }
 
     require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . "/index.php";
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}