diff --git a/salt/states/files/borg.sh b/salt/states/files/borg.sh
index d6d6962..4bb7539 100755
--- a/salt/states/files/borg.sh
+++ b/salt/states/files/borg.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ fi
 
 source "$HOME/.borgbackup.env"
 
+
+# some helpers and error handling:
+info() { printf "\n%s %s\n\n" "$( date )" "$*" >&2; }
+trap 'echo $( date ) Backup interrupted >&2; exit 2' INT TERM
+
+
 info "Starting backup"
 
 # Backup the most important directories into an archive named after