diff --git a/bare.sh b/bare.sh
index 8fbe365..925818c 100755
--- a/bare.sh
+++ b/bare.sh
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 		fi
 
 		export RESTIC_EXCLUDEFILE=`getrepoexcludefile "$f"`
-		if [[ ! -z $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE ]]; then
+		if [[ ! -z $RESTIC_EXCLUDEFILE ]]; then
 			OTHEROPTS="$OTHEROPTS --exclude-file=${RESTIC_EXCLUDEFILE}"
 		fi
 		OTHEROPTS="$OTHEROPTS $RESTICOPTS"
@@ -790,11 +790,13 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 	elif [[ $mode == "restic" ]]; then
 		if [[ $CMD == "go" ]]; then
 			if [[ $CRONMODE -eq 1 ]]; then
-				${RESTIC} backup $AUTHOPTS $CONNECTIONSOPTS $SPEEDOPTS $OTHEROPTS $DATAPATH 2>&1 | egrep "^(Added|processed|snapshot)" >> ${LOG}
+				{RESTIC} backup $AUTHOPTS $CONNECTIONSOPTS $SPEEDOPTS $OTHEROPTS $DATAPATH 2>&1 | egrep "^(Added|processed|snapshot)" >> ${LOG}
+				rv=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
 			else
+				[[ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ]] && log "debug: running:  [${RESTIC} backup $AUTHOPTS $CONNECTIONSOPTS $SPEEDOPTS $OTHEROPTS $DATAPATH"
 				${RESTIC} backup $AUTHOPTS $CONNECTIONSOPTS $SPEEDOPTS $OTHEROPTS $DATAPATH 2>&1 >> ${LOG}
+				rv=$?
 			fi
-			rv=$?
 		elif [[ $CMD == "ls" ]]; then
 			${RESTIC} snapshots $AUTHOPTS $CONNECTIONSOPTS 2>&1 >> ${LOG}
 			rv=$?