diff --git a/files/helpers/cron.py b/files/helpers/cron.py
index 5dda09608c..fa8bec7b6c 100644
--- a/files/helpers/cron.py
+++ b/files/helpers/cron.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def _process_timer(attr, badge_ids, text, extra_attrs={}):
 
 	#set user attributes
 	for user in users:
+		attr = str(attr).split('.')[1]
 		setattr(user, attr, 0)
 		for k, val in extra_attrs.items():
 			k = str(k).split('.')[1]