diff --git a/restore-mysql-daily b/restore-mysql-daily
index cab4427..f4444c6 100644
--- a/restore-mysql-daily
+++ b/restore-mysql-daily
@@ -177,21 +177,18 @@ else
     echo "full restorion selected: comparisons will not be made, all non-excluded databases will be restored"
 fi
 
-echo "\nfinding files in '$NEWPATH*.gz'"
+echo -e "\nfinding files in '$NEWPATH*.gz'"
 for FILE in $NEWPATH*.gz; do
     STARTLOOP=$(date +%s)
     FILE=$(basename $FILE)
     echo -e "\n$(date +%F\ %T) | $FILE:"
     
-    if [[ "${SETPOSDB}" =~ ${FILE%%.*} ]]; then echo -e "\t-- recognized $FILE for master position and log file"
-        SETPOSFILE=$(realpath $FILE)
+    if [[ "${SETPOSDB}" =~ ${FILE%%.*} ]]; then echo -e "\t-- recognized '$FILE' for master position and log file"
+        SETPOSFILE=$NEWPATH$FILE
         SETPOSSTMT=$(zcat $SETPOSFILE | head -40 | grep MASTER | sed 's/-- //')
-        echo -e "\n$SETPOSSTMT\n"
-        exit 2
+        echo -e "\t$SETPOSSTMT"
     fi
 
-    exit 1
-
     if [[ "${SKIPDBS[*]}" =~ ${FILE%%.*} ]]; then echo -e "\t-- skipping $FILE";continue; fi; 
 
     if [[ FULLRESTORE == false ]]; then
@@ -216,18 +213,18 @@ for FILE in $NEWPATH*.gz; do
     printf '\t%02dh:%02dm:%02ds\n' $((EXCTIME/3600)) $((EXCTIME%3600/60)) $((EXCTIME%60))        
 done
 
-if [[ -n MASTER_HOST ]] && [[ -n MASTER_USER ]] && [[ -n MASTER_PASSWORD ]]; then
-    echo -e "applying configuration for replication\n\thost: $MASTER_HOST\n\tuser: $MASTER_USER"
+if [[ $MASTER_HOST && $MASTER_USER && $MASTER_PASSWORD ]]; then
+    echo -e "\napplying configuration for replication\n\thost: $MASTER_HOST\n\tuser: $MASTER_USER"
     $CMD mysql -e "CHANGE MASTER TO master_host='$MASTER_HOST',master_user='$MASTER_USER',master_password='$MASTER_PASSWORD';"
 else
-    echo "replication credentials not configured"
+    echo "\nreplication credentials not configured"
 fi
 
-if [[ -n $SETPOSSTMT ]]; then
-    $CMD mysql -e "$SETPOS"
+if [[ $SETPOSSTMT ]]; then
+    $CMD mysql -e "$SETPOSSTMT"
 else
     DONOTSTART=true
-    echo "master position database undefined, listing suggestions"
+    echo "\nmaster position database undefined, listing suggestions"
     for FILE in $NEWPATH*.gz; do 
         echo $(basename $FILE)
         echo -e "\t$(zcat $FILE | head -40 | grep MASTER)"