diff --git a/run-restic.sh b/run-restic.sh
index d75bd5b..cba39d3 100755
--- a/run-restic.sh
+++ b/run-restic.sh
@@ -16,19 +16,23 @@ LOG=/var/log/restic.log
 #
 # functions
 timestamp() {
-  # a timestamp for logging purposes
-  TIMESTAMP=`date  '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M.%S'`
+    # a timestamp for logging purposes
+    TIMESTAMP=`date  '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M.%S'`
 }
 #
 # function to direct a message...
 log() {
-  #
-  # a timestamp for logging purposes
-  timestamp
-  if test -w $LOG ; then
-    echo "$SCRNAME: $TIMESTAMP $@" >> $LOG
-  fi
+    #
+    # a timestamp for logging purposes
+    timestamp
+    if test -w $LOG ; then
+        echo "$SCRNAME: $TIMESTAMP $@" >> $LOG
+    fi
 }
+space() {
+    echo "" >> $LOG
+    echo "" >> $LOG
+}	
 #
 # provide the DST and override defaults
 if test -f $DIR/$CONF ; then 
@@ -56,5 +60,4 @@ log "running cleanup"
 $NICE $CMD $CLEAN >> $LOG
 # leave extra spaces
 log "done"
-log ""
-log ""
+space