diff --git a/remote-backup/run.sh b/remote-backup/run.sh
index be105a0..4e7e1f3 100755
--- a/remote-backup/run.sh
+++ b/remote-backup/run.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ function migrate_config {
     if bashio::fs.directory_exists "/ssl" && bashio::fs.directory_exists "/config"; then
         bashio::log.notice "Migration complete."
     fi
+
+}
+function run_setup {
+    # create directory for failed backups
+    bashio::log.notice "Creating directories for failed backup alerts."
+    mkdir -p /tmp/backup
+    mkdir -p /tmp/scp
+    mkdir -p /tmp/rsync
+    mkdir -p /tmp/rclone
+    bashio::log.notice "Directories created."
+    bashio::log.notice "Setup complete."
+
+
 }
 # script global shortcuts
 declare -r BACKUP_NAME="$(bashio::config 'backup_custom_prefix' '') $(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H-%M')"
@@ -98,10 +111,11 @@ function add-ssh-key {
     # prepare SSH key pair
     mkdir -p ${SSH_HOME} || bashio::log.error "Failed to create .ssh directory!"
     if bashio::config.has_value "remote_key"; then
+        bashio::log.notice "Setting up SSH key pair."
         (
             cp "/config/$(bashio::config 'remote_key')" "${SSH_HOME}/id_rsa"
-            ssh-keygen -y -f ${SSH_HOME}/id_rsa > ${SSH_HOME}/id_rsa.pub
             chmod 600 "${SSH_HOME}/id_rsa"
+            ssh-keygen -y -f ${SSH_HOME}/id_rsa > ${SSH_HOME}/id_rsa.pub
             chmod 644 "${SSH_HOME}/id_rsa.pub"
         ) || bashio::log.error "Failed to create SSH key pair!"
     fi
@@ -173,20 +187,24 @@ function create-local-backup {
         data="$(echo $data | tr -d '}'), \"addons\": ${addons}, \"folders\": ${folders}}" # append addon and folder set
         if ! SLUG=$(bashio::api.supervisor POST /backups/new/partial "${data}" .slug); then
             bashio::log.fatal "Error creating ${bak_type} partial backup!"
-            return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
+            touch "/tmp/backup/failed"
         fi
     else
         bashio::log.info "Creating ${bak_type} full backup: \"${BACKUP_NAME}\""
 
         if ! SLUG=$(bashio::api.supervisor POST /backups/new/full "${data}" .slug); then
             bashio::log.fatal "Error creating ${bak_type} full backup!"
-            return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
+            touch "/tmp/backup/failed"
         fi
 
     fi
-
+    if bashio::fs.file_exists "/tmp/backup/failed"; then
+        rm -f "/tmp/backup/failed"
+        return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
+    else
     bashio::log.info "Backup created: ${SLUG}"
     return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_OK}"
+    fi
 }
 
 function copy-backup-to-remote {
@@ -202,17 +220,28 @@ function copy-backup-to-remote {
     fi
 
     bashio::log.info "Copying backup using SFTP/SCP."
+
+    (
       sshpass -p "${REMOTE_PASSWORD}" \
-        scp ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} -F "${SSH_HOME}/config" "/backup/${SLUG}.tar" remote:"${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar" ||
+        scp ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} -F "${SSH_HOME}/config" "/backup/${SLUG}.tar" remote:"${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar" || (
         bashio::log.warning "SFTP transfer failed, falling back to SCP: $(sshpass_error $?)"
         sshpass -p "${REMOTE_PASSWORD}" \
-          scp ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} -O -F "${SSH_HOME}/config" "/backup/${SLUG}.tar" remote:"${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar" ||
-            bashio::log.error "Error copying backup ${SLUG}.tar to ${remote_directory} on ${REMOTE_HOST}:  $(sshpass_error $?)" &&
-            return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
-
-    return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_OK}"
+          scp ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} -O -F "${SSH_HOME}/config" "/backup/${SLUG}.tar" remote:"${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar" || (
+            bashio::log.error "Error copying backup ${SLUG}.tar to ${remote_directory} on ${REMOTE_HOST}:  $(sshpass_error $?)"
+            touch "/tmp/scp/failed"
+        )
+      )
+    )
+
+    if bashio::fs.file_exists "/tmp/scp/failed"; then
+        rm -f "/tmp/scp/failed"
+        return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
+    else
+        return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_OK}"
+    fi
 }
 
+
 function rsync-folders {
     if ! bashio::config.true "rsync_enabled"; then
         bashio::log.debug "Rsync disabled."
@@ -232,12 +261,18 @@ function rsync-folders {
     fi
 
     bashio::log.debug "Syncing ${folders}"
-
-      sshpass -p "${REMOTE_PASSWORD}" rsync ${flags} --port ${REMOTE_PORT} --exclude-from='/tmp/rsync_exclude.txt' ${folders} "${rsync_url}/" --delete ||
-        bashio::log.error "Error rsyncing folder(s) ${folders} to ${rsync_url}: $(sshpass_error $?)!" &&
+    (
+      sshpass -p "${REMOTE_PASSWORD}" rsync ${flags} --port ${REMOTE_PORT} --exclude-from='/tmp/rsync_exclude.txt' ${folders} "${rsync_url}/" --delete || (
+        bashio::log.error "Error rsyncing folder(s) ${folders} to ${rsync_url}: $(sshpass_error $?)!"
+        touch "/tmp/rsync/failed"
+      )
+    )
+    if bashio::fs.file_exists "/tmp/rsync/failed"; then
+        rm -f "/tmp/rsync/failed"
         return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
-
-    return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_OK}"
+    else
+        return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_OK}"
+    fi
 }
 
 function rclone-backups {
@@ -264,29 +299,39 @@ function rclone-backups {
             remote_name=$BACKUP_NAME
         fi
         bashio::log.info "Copying backup using rclone."
-
-            rclone ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} copyto "/backup/${SLUG}.tar" "${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar" ||
-                bashio::log.error "Error rclone ${SLUG}.tar to ${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar!" &&
-                return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
-
+        (
+            rclone ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} copyto "/backup/${SLUG}.tar" "${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar" || (
+                bashio::log.error "Error rclone ${SLUG}.tar to ${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}/${remote_name}.tar!"
+                touch "/tmp/rclone/failed"
+            )
+        )
     fi
     if bashio::config.true "rclone_sync"; then
         bashio::log.info "Syncing backups using rclone"
-
-            rclone ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} sync "/backup" "${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}" ||
+        (
+            rclone ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} sync "/backup" "${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}" || (
                 bashio::log.error "Error syncing backups by rclone!"
-                return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
+                touch "/tmp/rclone/failed"
+            )
+        )
     fi
     if bashio::config.true "rclone_restore"; then
         local restore_name="restore-$(date +%F)"
         mkdir -p "${restore_name}"
         bashio::log.info "Restoring backups to ${restore_name} using rclone"
-
-            rclone ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} copyto "${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}" "/backup/${restore_name}/" ||
+        (
+            rclone ${DEBUG_FLAG:-} copyto "${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}" "/backup/${restore_name}/" || (
                 bashio::log.error "Error restoring backups from ${rclone_remote_host}:${remote_directory}!"
-                return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
+                touch "/tmp/rclone/failed"
+            )
+        )
+    fi
+    if bashio::fs.file_exists "/tmp/rclone/failed"; then
+        rm -f "/tmp/rclone/failed"
+        return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_NOK}"
+    else
+        return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_OK}"
     fi
-    return "${__BASHIO_EXIT_OK}"
 }
 
 function clone-to-remote {
@@ -344,6 +389,7 @@ function delete-local-backup {
 # general setup and backup
 set-debug-level
 migrate_config
+run_setup
 add-ssh-key
 create-local-backup || die "Local backup process failed! See log for details."
 clone-to-remote || die "Cloning backup(s) to remote host ${REMOTE_HOST} failed! See log for details."
@@ -351,4 +397,4 @@ delete-local-backup || die "Removing local backup(s) failed! See log for details
 
 bashio::log.info "Backup process done!"
 fire-event "ok" "Backup ${BACKUP_NAME} created."
-bashio::exit.ok
+bashio::exit.ok
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