diff --git a/move-backups.sh b/move-backups.sh
index 5aff03e..cd7dd8f 100755
--- a/move-backups.sh
+++ b/move-backups.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-function move-backups() {
-  rsync --recursive --quiet -e 'ssh -p 58022' --include '*.gz' --remove-source-files acedanger@vperanda:/home/acedanger/backup/docker-data /mnt/share/media/backups/
-}
-
-if [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 5)" == 'Linux' ]; then
-  move-backups
+if [ ! "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 5)" == 'Linux' ]; then
+	exit 1
 fi
 
+source="/home/acedanger/backup/docker-data/"
+destination="/mnt/share/media/backups/docker-data/"
+
+command="rsync \
+	--archive --verbose --progress --dry-run --stats \
+	-e 'ssh -p 58022' \
+	--include '*.gz' \
+	acedanger@vperanda:$source $destination \
+	| fgrep 'Number of files' | cut -d' ' -f4 | tr -d ,"
+
+# echo 'Running command => '
+# echo $command
+
+num_files=$(rsync \
+	--archive --verbose --progress --dry-run --stats \
+	-e 'ssh -p 58022' \
+	--include '*.gz' \
+	acedanger@vperanda:$source $destination \
+	| fgrep 'Number of files' | cut -d' ' -f4 | tr -d ,
+	)
+
+# echo 'There are' "${num_files}" 'file(s) to be transferred.'
+
+if [ "$num_files" == 0 ];
+then
+	echo 'There are no files to transfer. Exiting.'
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# move the files from $source to $destination
+rsync \
+	--recursive --verbose --progress --remove-source-files --archive \
+	-e 'ssh -p 58022' \
+	--include '*.gz' \
+	acedanger@vperanda:$source $destination
+
 # send a notification to https://notify.peterwood.rocks/lab
 curl \
   -H priority:default \