diff --git a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
index 790773e..2700845 100755
--- a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
+++ b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ case $1 in
 			mkdir -p "$DAY_BACKUP_DIR"
 		fi
 		
-		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_IP+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTIP="--host=\"${BACKUP_HOST_IP}\""; else BACKUPHOSTIP=""; fi
-		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_PORT+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTPORT="--port=\"${BACKUP_HOST_PORT}\""; else BACKUPHOSTPORT=""; fi
+		if [ ! -z ${BACKUP_HOST_IP+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTIP="--host=\"${BACKUP_HOST_IP}\""; else BACKUPHOSTIP=""; fi
+		if [ ! -z ${BACKUP_HOST_PORT+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTPORT="--port=\"${BACKUP_HOST_PORT}\""; else BACKUPHOSTPORT=""; fi
 		
 		# innobackupex --defaults-file="$MYSQLCFG" --user="$MYSQLUSER" --password="$MYSQLPASS" --no-timestamp "$DEST_DIR"
 		mariabackup --backup --galera-info ${BACKUPHOSTIP} ${BACKUPHOSTPORT} --target-dir="$DEST_DIR" --user="$MYSQLUSER" --password="$MYSQLPASS"
@@ -243,11 +243,14 @@ case $1 in
 			exit 1
 		fi
 		
+		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_IP+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTIP="--host=\"${BACKUP_HOST_IP}\""; else BACKUPHOSTIP=""; fi
+		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_PORT+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTPORT="--port=\"${BACKUP_HOST_PORT}\""; else BACKUPHOSTPORT=""; fi
+		
 		#innobackupex --defaults-file="$MYSQLCFG" --user="$MYSQLUSER" --password="$MYSQLPASS" \
 		#--incremental-basedir="${DAY_BACKUP_DIR}${BASE_BACKUP}" \
 		#--incremental "$DEST_DIR" \
 		#--no-timestamp
-        mariabackup --backup --galera-info --target-dir="$DEST_DIR" --incremental-basedir="${DAY_BACKUP_DIR}${BASE_BACKUP}" --user="$MYSQLUSER" --password="$MYSQLPASS"
+        mariabackup --backup --galera-info ${BACKUPHOSTIP} ${BACKUPHOSTPORT} --target-dir="$DEST_DIR" --incremental-basedir="${DAY_BACKUP_DIR}${BASE_BACKUP}" --user="$MYSQLUSER" --password="$MYSQLPASS"
 ;;
     'restore')
 		if [ "`ps aux | grep --only-match mysqld`" != "" ]; then