diff --git a/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup b/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
index b467894..8764358 100644
--- a/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
+++ b/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ NL=$'\n'
 
 if ! [[ -f /etc/backup.priv ]]
 then
+    echo "/etc/backup.priv does not exist" | logger -t backup-client -p user.error
     echo "abort_no_key" > "$statusfile"
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ run-parts --exit-on-error -- /etc/backup-pre-hooks.d
 exitcode=$?
 if [[ $exitcode != 0 ]]
 then
+    echo "run-parts /etc/backup-pre-hooks.d exited $exitcode" | logger -t backup-client -p user.error
     echo "hook $exitcode" > "$statusfile"
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ do_backup() {
 
     for try in {1..5}
     do
-        echo "Running Backup for $1, try $try ..." >&2
+        echo "Backup for '$1', try $try ..." | logger -t backup-client -p user.info
 
         # Compress level 1 is a good compromise between speed and cpu usage.
         rsync --compress-level=1 -aAP --numeric-ids --delete --relative \
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ do_backup() {
         # Exit code 24 means some files have vanished during rsync.
         # I don't know why, but this is very common, apparently?
         exitcode=$?
+        echo "Backup for '$1' try $try exited $exitcode" | logger -t backup-client -p user.info
         if [[ $exitcode != 0 ]] && [[ $exitcode != 24 ]]
         then
             rsync_errorcodes_for_this_path+=" $exitcode"
@@ -48,8 +51,9 @@ do_backup() {
 
     if [[ "$backup_has_successfully_run" != "yes" ]]
     then
+        echo "Backup for '$1' did not succeed!" | logger -t backup-client -p user.error
 <%text>
-        rsync_errors+="${NL}${1}${rsync_errors_for_this_path}"
+        rsync_errors+="${NL}${1}${rsync_errorcodes_for_this_path}"
 </%text>
     fi
 }