diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index f3fe7ff..d7169fa 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ RETENTION_YEARS=1
 
 source /etc/restic/env
 
-
-
 # Paths to binaries
 CURL="/usr/bin/curl"
 TEE="/usr/bin/tee"
@@ -40,13 +38,24 @@ timestamp () {
    date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
 }
 
+run_checklock () {
+	OUTPUT=$(${RESTIC} list locks|wc -l)
+	if (( OUTPUT != 0 ));then
+		return 1
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+}
+
 run_backup () {
 #Do the backup
-    ${ECHO} "Starting backup on $HOST at $(timestamp)"
-	${RESTIC} backup \
+	${ECHO} "Starting backup on $HOST at $(timestamp)"
+	${RESTIC} backup -n \
 		--tag "$BACKUP_TAG" \
 		--exclude-file $BACKUP_EXCLUDES \
-		$BACKUP_PATHS
+		$BACKUP_PATHS &
+	wait $!
 	return $?
 }
 
@@ -59,14 +68,16 @@ run_forget (){
 		--keep-daily $RETENTION_DAYS \
 		--keep-weekly $RETENTION_WEEKS \
 		--keep-monthly $RETENTION_MONTHS \
-		--keep-yearly $RETENTION_YEARS
+		--keep-yearly $RETENTION_YEARS &
+	wait $!
 	return $?
 }
 
 run_check () {
 	# Check if everything is fine
 	${ECHO} "Running check"
-	${RESTIC} check
+	${RESTIC} check &
+	wait $!
 	return $?
 }
 
@@ -99,12 +110,41 @@ notify () {
 }
 
 # Do the actual work
-if run_backup && ${RESTIC} unlock && run_forget && cleanup; then
+ERRORS=""
+STATUS_TOTAL=0
+
+if run_checklock; then
+	${ECHO} "Restic backup on $HOST starting at $(timestamp)"| ${TEE} -a "$LOG_FILE" >(notify)
+	locks=0
+else
+    ${ECHO} "Backup on $HOST aborted at $(timestamp) due to locks" | ${TEE} -a "$LOG_FILE" >(notify)
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! run_backup | tee -a $LOG_FILE; then
+	backup_status=1
+	ERRORS="$ERRORS [backup step failed]"
+fi
+
+
+if ! run_forget | tee -a $LOG_FILE; then
+	forget_status=1
+	ERRORS="$ERRORS [forget step failed]"
+fi
+
+if ! run_check | tee -a $LOG_FILE; then
+	check_status-1
+	ERRORS="$ERRORS [check step failed]"
+fi
+
+cleanup | tee -a $LOG_FILE
+
+#
+#if run_backup && ${RESTIC} unlock && run_forget && cleanup; then
 # run_check
 #cleanup
-#status_total=$(( check_status + backup_status + forget_status ))
-#if (( status_total == 0 ));then
+if (( status_total == 0 ));then
     ${ECHO} "Backup on $HOST completed successfully at $(timestamp)" | ${TEE} -a "$LOG_FILE" >(notify)
 else
-    ${ECHO} "Backup on $HOST completed at $(timestamp) with issues (see $LOG_FILE)" | ${TEE} -a "$LOG_FILE" >(notify)
+    ${ECHO} "Backup on $HOST completed at $(timestamp) with issues: $ERRORS (see $LOG_FILE)" | ${TEE} -a "$LOG_FILE" >(notify)
 fi