diff --git a/backup_new.sh b/backup_new.sh
index 3f434ce..a505e9e 100755
--- a/backup_new.sh
+++ b/backup_new.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ cleanup () {
             printf " Web interface will not function until this file is " \
                 >> "$logFile"
             printf "removed --${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+            warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
         else
             printf "${cyan}[%s] -- [INFO] 503 error page removed --${norm}\n" \
                 "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ cleanup () {
                 "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
             printf "SQL dump directory at %s. " "$sqlDumpDir" >> "$logFile"
             printf "Remove manually to free up space.${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+            warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
         else
             printf "${cyan}[%s] -- [INFO] Temporary SQL dump directory " \
                 "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
@@ -131,9 +133,7 @@ stamp () {
 scriptPath="$( CDPATH='' cd -- "$( dirname -- "$0" )" && pwd -P )"
 scriptName="$( basename "$0" )"
 logFile="$scriptPath/${scriptName%.*}.log"
-# borg output verbosity -- normal
-borgCreateParams='--stats'
-borgPruneParams='--list'
+warnCount=0
 configDetails="$scriptPath/seafbackup.details"
 err503Copied=0
 sqlCopied=0
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ if [ "$use503" -eq 1 ]; then
         printf "${warn}[%s] -- [WARNING] Failed to copy 503 error page. " \
             "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
         printf "Web users will NOT be notified --${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+        warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
     else
         printf "${ok}[%s] -- [SUCCESS] 503 error page copied --${norm}\n" \
             "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ else
     printf "${warn} -- [WARNING] Using a borg repo without a password is an " \
         >> "$logFile"
     printf "insecure configuration --${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+    warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
     # if this was an accident, we need to provide a bogus passwd so borg fails
     # otherwise it will sit forever just waiting for input
     export BORG_PASSPHRASE="DummyPasswordSoBorgFails"
@@ -559,6 +561,7 @@ elif [ "$borgResult" -eq 1 ]; then
     printf "${warn}[%s] -- [WARNING] Borg completed with warnings. " \
         "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
     printf "Review this logfile for details --${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+    warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
 elif [ "$borgResult" -ge 2 ]; then
     err_1="Borg exited with a critical error. Please review this log file"
     err_2="for details."
@@ -567,6 +570,7 @@ else
     printf "${warn}[%s] -- [WARNING] Borg exited with unknown return code. " \
         "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
     printf "Review this logfile for details --${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+    warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
 fi
 
 
@@ -582,6 +586,7 @@ else
         "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
     printf "Your archive will continue growing with each backup --${norm}\n" \
         >> "$logFile"
+    warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
 fi
 
 ## report on prune operation if executed
@@ -593,6 +598,7 @@ if [ -n "${borgPruneResult}" ]; then
         printf "${warn}[%s] -- [WARNING] Borg prune completed with warnings. " \
         "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
         printf "Review this logfile for details --${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+        warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
     elif [ "$borgPruneResult" -ge 2 ]; then
         err_1="Borg prune exited with a critical error. Please review this"
         err_2="log file for details."
@@ -602,6 +608,7 @@ if [ -n "${borgPruneResult}" ]; then
             "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
         printf "return code. Review this logfile for details --${norm}\n" \
             >> "$logFile"
+        warnCount=$((warnCount+1))
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -615,11 +622,16 @@ printf "${ok}[%s] -- [SUCCESS] Backup operations completed --${norm}\n" \
 # cleanup
 cleanup
 
-# note complete success and exit
+# note complete success, tally warnings and exit
 printf "${ok}[%s] -- [SUCCESS] All processes completed --${norm}\n" \
     "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
 printf "${mag}[%s] --- %s execution completed ---${norm}\n" \
     "$(stamp)" "$scriptName" >> "$logFile"
+if [ "$warnCount" -gt 0 ]; then
+    printf "${warn}%s warnings issued!${norm}\n" "${warnCount}" >> "$logFile"
+else
+    printf "${ok}0 warnings issued.${norm}\n" >> "$logFile"
+fi
 exit 0