diff --git a/VPS/restic-backup.sh b/VPS/restic-backup.sh
index 3128457..b92cbe2 100755
--- a/VPS/restic-backup.sh
+++ b/VPS/restic-backup.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 # Use setcap'd binary in home directory
 #PATH="/home/restic/bin/:$PATH"
-# Now uses binary in /usr/bin, which is also setcap'd
+#Not necessary anymore : binary in /usr/bin setcap'd
 
 backup_origin="/backups/restic"
 backup_container="central-backup"
 
+mail_sender='"Name""<sender@example.com>"'
+mail_recipients="first@example.com,second@example.com"
+
 if [[ -z "$1" || "$1" != "daily" && "$1" != "weekly" && "$1" != "monthly" ]]; then
 	echo "Usage : backup [daily|weekly|monthly]"
 	exit 1
@@ -64,26 +67,31 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	error_message="$error_message""$(cat backup_output.log)"
 fi
 
+# Sleep to allow time for propagation
+sleep 60
+
+# Remove old and stale data
 if [ -z "$error_message" ]; then
-	restic check --verbose > check_output.log 2>&1
+        restic forget --verbose --prune --group-by tag --tag "$1" --keep-last "$backup_count" > forget_output.log 2>&1
 fi
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	error_message="Restic check failed ! See log below.\n"
-	error_message="$error_message""Backup purge will not be run.\n\n"
-	error_message="$error_message""$(cat check_output.log)"
+        error_message="Restic forget failed ! See log bellow.\n\n"
+        error_message="$error_message""$(cat forget_output.log)"
+fi
+
+# Check repository status
+if [ -z "$error_message" ]; then
+        restic check --verbose > check_output.log 2>&1
+fi
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        error_message="Restic check failed ! See log below.\n"
+        error_message="$error_message""Backup purge will not be run.\n\n"
+        error_message="$error_message""$(cat check_output.log)"
 fi
 
 # Clean up and remove old backups
 rm -rf temp/*
 
-if [ -z "$error_message" ]; then
-	restic forget --verbose --prune --group-by tag --tag "$1" --keep-last "$backup_count" > forget_output.log 2>&1
-fi
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	error_message="Restic forget failed ! See log bellow.\n\n"
-	error_message="$error_message""$(cat forget_output.log)"
-fi
-
 
 if [ -n "$error_message" ]; then
 	echo -e "$error_message" | mail -aFrom:"$mail_sender" -s "[$(uname -n)] ⚠️ Backup error $(date +%D-%Hh%M)" "$mail_recipients"