diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 039e4fe..693e61e 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ else
     # verify webroot actually exists
     checkExist fd "$webroot"
     checkResult="$?"
-    if [ "$checkResult" = "1" ]; then
+    if [ "$checkResult" -eq 1 ]; then
         # webroot directory specified could not be found
         echo -e "${info}[$(stamp)] -- [INFO] ${warn503} --${normal}" \
             >> "$logFile"
@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ else
         # webroot exists
         echo -e "${op}[$(stamp)] Using webroot: ${lit}${webroot}${normal}" \
             >> "$logFile"
-        # Verify 503 file existance at given path
+        # Verify 503 file existence at given path
         checkExist ff "$err503Path"
         checkResult="$?"
-        if [ "$checkResult" = "1" ]; then
+        if [ "$checkResult" -eq 1 ]; then
             # 503 file could not be found
             echo -e "${info}[$(stamp)] -- [INFO] ${warn503} --${normal}" \
                 >> "$logFile"
@@ -520,17 +520,17 @@ else
             clean503=0
         else
             # 503 file exists and webroot is valid. Let's copy it!
-            echo -e "${op}[$(stamp)] ${err503File} found at ${lit}${err503Path}" \
-                "${normal}" >> "$logFile"
+            echo -e "${op}[$(stamp)] ${err503File} found at" \
+                "${lit}${err503Path}${normal}" >> "$logFile"
             echo -e "${op}[$(stamp)] Copying 503 error page to webroot..." \
                 "${normal}" >> "$logFile"
             cp "${err503Path}" "$webroot/" >> "$logFile" 2>&1
             copyResult="$?"
             # verify copy was successful
-                if [ "$copyResult" = "1" ]; then
+                if [ "$copyResult" -eq 1 ]; then
                     # copy was unsuccessful
-                    echo -e "${info}[$(stamp)] -- [INFO] ${warn503} --${normal}" \
-                        >> "$logFile"
+                    echo -e "${info}[$(stamp)] -- [INFO] ${warn503} --" \
+                        "${normal}" >> "$logFile"
                     exitWarn+=("[$(stamp)]_5035")
                     clean503=0
                 else