diff --git a/backup2me.sh b/backup2me.sh
index d3dd8eb..728ff39 100755
--- a/backup2me.sh
+++ b/backup2me.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if ! lockfile-create -p -r 2 $0; then
 	echo "Another backup is running, aborting"
 	exit 1
 fi
- 
+
 ### Program arguments ###
 
 # Backup target directory
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ BACKUP_ROOT=$6
 # Backup archive path, change it for each backup
 BACKUP_ARCHIVE=$7
 
+# Backup additional arguments
+BACKUP_ARGS=$8
 
 ### Backup automatic properties ###
 BACKUP_ROOT_PATH="$(cat /etc/hostname)"
@@ -46,17 +48,32 @@ BACKUP_BASE_PATH="$BACKUP_ROOT_PATH/$BACKUP_ROOT"
 BACKUP_CONTENTS_PATH="$BACKUP_BASE_PATH/_backup/"
 
 
+RSYNC_BASE_CMD=(rsync --timeout=30 --protocol=30 -avzhP)
+RSYNC_BASE_CMD+=("$BACKUP_ARGS")
+
+RSYNC_STRUCTURE_CMD=${RSYNC_BASE_CMD[*]}
+RSYNC_STRUCTURE_CMD+=(--relative $BACKUP_CONTENTS_PATH $BACKUP_TARGET)
+
+RSYNC_DATA_CMD=${RSYNC_BASE_CMD[*]}
+RSYNC_DATA_CMD+=(--delete --inplace $BACKUP_EXCLUSIONS --backup --backup-dir=../$BACKUP_ARCHIVE $BACKUP_DIRECTORY $BACKUP_TARGET/$BACKUP_CONTENTS_PATH)
+
 echo "Starting backup. Target: $BACKUP_BASE_PATH. Archive: $BACKUP_ARCHIVE"
 
 ### Before Script ###
+echo "Before script ..."
 eval "$BEFORE_SCRIPT"
+echo "Done"
 
 ### Create local model of the remote's backup directory tree and send it ###
+echo "Directory structure..."
 mkdir -p "$BACKUP_CONTENTS_PATH"
-rsync --timeout=30 --protocol=30 -avzhP --relative $BACKUP_CONTENTS_PATH $BACKUP_TARGET
+eval ${RSYNC_STRUCTURE_CMD[*]}
+echo "Done"
 
 ### Backup home directory except some unwanted files ###
-rsync --timeout=30 --protocol=30 -avzhP --delete --inplace $BACKUP_EXCLUSIONS --backup --backup-dir=../$BACKUP_ARCHIVE $BACKUP_DIRECTORY $BACKUP_TARGET/$BACKUP_CONTENTS_PATH
+echo "Backup data..."
+eval ${RSYNC_DATA_CMD[*]}
+echo "Done"
 
 ### Remove local model of the backup directory tree ###
 rm -R "$BACKUP_ROOT_PATH"