diff --git a/backup_new.sh b/backup_new.sh
index 0bb2907..76c0e8d 100755
--- a/backup_new.sh
+++ b/backup_new.sh
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@ mag="\e[95m"
 
 # bad parameter passed to script
 badParam () {
-    if [ "$1" = "empty" ]; then
-        printf "${err}\nError: '%s' cannot have a NULL (empty) value.\n" "$2"
-        printf "${cyan}Please use '--help' for assistance${norm}\n\n"
-        exit 1
-    elif [ "$1" = "dne" ]; then
+    if [ "$1" = "dne" ]; then
         printf "${err}\nError: '%s %s'\n" "$2" "$3"
         printf "file or directory does not exist.${norm}\n\n"
         exit 1
+    elif [ "$1" = "empty" ]; then
+        printf "${err}\nError: '%s' cannot have a NULL (empty) value.\n" "$2"
+        printf "${cyan}Please use '--help' for assistance${norm}\n\n"
+        exit 1
+    elif [ "$1" = "svc" ]; then
+        printf "${err}\nError: '%s %s': Service does not exist!${norm}\n\n" \
+            "$2" "$3"
+        exit 1    
     elif [ "$1" = "user" ]; then
         printf "${err}\nError: '%s %s': User does not exist!${norm}\n\n" \
             "$2" "$3"