diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 616978d..af9b46b 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function backup ()
 {
   $ECHO "Creating backup in \"$TOSSH:$TARGET$1\"..." | formatLog >> $LOG
 
-  if [ "$LISTPACKAGES" ] && [ -z "$FROMSSH" ]; then
+  if [ -n "$LISTPACKAGES" ] && [ -z "$FROMSSH" ]; then
     $ECHO "$DPKG --get-selections | $AWK '!/deinstall|purge|hold/'|$CUT -f1 | $TR '\n' ' '" | formatLog >> $LOG
     $DPKG --get-selections | $AWK '!/deinstall|purge|hold/'|$CUT -f1 |$TR '\n' ' '  | formatLog >> $LOG  2>&1 
   fi
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ function backup ()
   # Backup files
   for SOURCE in "${SOURCES[@]}" 
     do
-      if [ -n $"S" ] && [ -n "$TOSSH" ] && [ -z "$FROMSSH" ]; then 
+      if [ -n "$S" ] && [ -n "$TOSSH" ] && [ -z "$FROMSSH" ]; then 
         $ECHO "$RSYNC -e \"$S\" -avR \"$SOURCE\" ${RSYNCCONF[@]} \"$TOSSH:$TARGET$1\" $INC " | formatLog >> $LOG
         $RSYNC -e "$S" -avR "$SOURCE" "${RSYNCCONF[@]}" "$TOSSH:\"$TARGET\"$1" $INC --exclude-from=$EXCLUDEFROM | formatLog >> $LOG 2>&1 
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
           ERROR=1
         fi
-      elif [ -n $"S" ] && [ -z "$TOSSH" ] && [ -n "$FROMSSH" ]; then
+      elif [ -n "$S" ] && [ -z "$TOSSH" ] && [ -n "$FROMSSH" ]; then
         $ECHO "$RSYNC -e \"$S\" -avR \"$FROMSSH:$SOURCE\" ${RSYNCCONF[@]} $TARGET$1 $INC"  | formatLog >> $LOG 
         $RSYNC -e "$S" -avR "$FROMSSH:\"$SOURCE\"" "${RSYNCCONF[@]}" "$TARGET"$1 $INC --exclude-from=$EXCLUDEFROM | formatLog >> $LOG 2>&1 
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then