diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 47fd0b8..db484a0 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -132,13 +132,16 @@ function cleanup {
 scriptPath="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 scriptName="$( basename ${0} )"
 logFile="$scriptPath/${scriptName%.*}.log"
+# set err503File default to '503.html' in same directory as script
+err503File="$scriptPath/503.html"
+# set borg parameters to 'normal' verbosity
+borgCreateParams='--stats'
+borgPruneParams='--list'
 
-# set script parameters to null and initialize array variables
+
+### Set script parameters to null and initialize array variables
 unset PARAMS
-unset borgCreateParams
-unset borgPruneParams
 unset sqlDumpDir
-unset err503File
 unset webroot
 errorExplain=()
 exitWarn=()
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ while getopts ':l:nv5:r:' PARAMS; do
             logFile="${OPTARG}"
             ;;
         n)
-            # normal output from Borg
+            # normal output from Borg (default)
             borgCreateParams='--stats'
             borgPruneParams='--list'
             ;;