diff --git a/restore-mysql-daily b/restore-mysql-daily
index ddb7e21..b24057a 100644
--- a/restore-mysql-daily
+++ b/restore-mysql-daily
@@ -4,22 +4,39 @@ SKIPDBS=('mysql' 'tables' 'to' 'skip')
 FULLRESTORE=true
 SKIPDBS=('mysql')
 SETPOSDB=null
+CFG=~/.my.cnf
 #---
 
 START=$(date +%s)
+
+if [[ $(grep -q user ~/.my.cnf) ]] then
+    echo -e "ERROR: 'user' field not found in '$CFG'"
+    exit;
+fi
+
+if [[ $(grep -q password ~/.my.cnf) ]] then
+    echo -e "ERROR: 'password' field not found in '$CFG'"
+    exit;
+fi
+
 echo -e "\n--START: $(date +%F\ %T)\nrestoring most recent backups from $ARCHPATH\n\n"
+
+echo -e "\nstopping replication\n";
 mysql -e "STOP SLAVE;"
 
 
 if [[ $FULLRESTORE == false ]]; then
     OLDDATE=$(ls -1d $ARCHPATH | head -1)
+    echo "files will be compared to '$OLDDATE'"
+else
+    echo "full restorion"
 fi
 
 NEWDATE=$(ls -1rd $ARCHPATH | head -1)
 for FILE in $NEWDATE/backup_data/*.gz; do
     FILE=$(basename $FILE)
     if [[ "${SKIPDBS[*]}" =~ ${FILE%%.*} ]]; then echo "-- skipping $FILE";continue; fi;        
-    if [[ "${SETPOSDB}" =~ ${FILE%%.*} ]]; then echo "-- recognized $FILE for master position and log file";SETPOSFILE=$FILE;continue; fi;
+    if [[ "${SETPOSDB}" =~ ${FILE%%.*} ]]; then echo "-- recognized $FILE for master position and log file";SETPOSFILE=$FILE; fi;
     if [[ -z $OLDDATE ]]; then 
         OLDSIZE=$(stat -c %s $OLDDATE/backup_data/$FILE)
     else
@@ -30,15 +47,13 @@ for FILE in $NEWDATE/backup_data/*.gz; do
     
     if [[ $OLDSIZE != $NEWSIZE ]]; then
     	STARTLOOP=$(date +%s)
-    	echo $(date +%F\ %T)
-        echo "$FILE:"
+    	echo -e "\n$(date +%F\ %T) | $FILE:"
         DB=$(echo $FILE | cut -f1 -d'.')
-        echo -e "\tmysql -e 'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DB'
-        mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE $DB'
-        gunzip < $NEWDATE/backup_data/$FILE | mysql $DB"
+        echo -e "\tDROPPING/CREATING '$DB'
+        pv $NEWDATE/backup_data/$FILE | gunzip | mysql $DB"
         mysql -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DB"
         mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB"
-        gunzip < $NEWDATE/backup_data/$FILE | mysql $DB
+        pv $NEWDATE/backup_data/$FILE | gunzip | mysql $DB
         ENDLOOP=$(date +%s)
         EXCTIME=$(expr $ENDLOOP - $STARTLOOP)
 		printf '\t%02dh:%02dm:%02ds\n' $((EXCTIME/3600)) $((EXCTIME%3600/60)) $((EXCTIME%60))