diff --git a/bin/backuptool b/bin/backuptool
index c7807ee..75f5343 100755
--- a/bin/backuptool
+++ b/bin/backuptool
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -x
 #
 # Federated Backup / Restore Tool to B2 Backblaze
 . /federated/lib/functions.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ backupservice() {
     rm /federated/apps/wordpress/dump_$SERVICE.sql.gz
   else
   # For all other services, If the postgresql database exists for that service then dump it
-    if [ ! "`docker exec -it postgresql psql -U $SERVICE -c '\q' &>/dev/null`" ]; then
+    docker exec -it postgresql psql -U $SERVICE -c '\q' &>/dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
       docker exec postgresql /bin/bash -c "pg_dump $SERVICE -c -U postgres | gzip -9 > /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/dump_$SERVICE.sql.gz"
       mv /federated/apps/postgresql/data/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/dump_$SERVICE.sql.gz /federated/apps/$SERVICE/
     fi
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ backupserviceall() {
       PASSPHRASE=$GPG_PASSPHRASE duplicity /federated/apps/$i b2://$B2_APPLICATION_KEY_ID:$B2_APPLICATION_KEY@$UUID/$i/
       rm /federated/apps/wordpress/dump_$i.sql.gz
     else
-      if [ ! "`docker exec -it postgresql psql -U $i -c '\q' &>/dev/null`" ]; then
+      docker exec -it postgresql psql -U $i -c '\q' &>/dev/null
+      if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
         docker exec postgresql /bin/bash -c "pg_dump $i -c -U postgres | gzip -9 > /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/dump_$i.sql.gz"
         mv /federated/apps/postgresql/data/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/dump_$i.sql.gz /federated/apps/$i/
       fi