diff --git a/update b/update
index c027b3f..92caf7e 100755
--- a/update
+++ b/update
@@ -20,14 +20,16 @@ if [ ! -d $BACKUP_LOCATION ]; then
     esac
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d $SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION ]; then
-    echo -e "${IYELLOW}Secondary Backup location doesn't exist${NO_COLOR}"
-    read -p "Do you want to create the path and continue? [y/N]" input
-    case $input in
-        [Yy]) mkdir --parents "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION" ;;
-        [Nn]) exit 0;;
-        * ) exit 0 ;;
-    esac
+if [ $SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION ]; then 
+    if [ ! -d $SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION ]; then
+        echo -e "${IYELLOW}Secondary Backup location doesn't exist${NO_COLOR}"
+        read -p "Do you want to create the path and continue? [y/N]" input
+        case $input in
+            [Yy]) mkdir --parents "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION" ;;
+            [Nn]) exit 0;;
+            * ) exit 0 ;;
+        esac
+    fi
 fi
 
 trap interrupt_function INT
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ before_backup() {
 
     tar --create --zstd --file "$TMP"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$TMP"/before-backup_"$DATE" /var/lib/pacman/local > /dev/null 2>&1    # for some reason it needs the output suppresion
     mv "$TMP"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$BACKUP_LOCATION"
+    [[ $SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION ]] && mv "$TMP"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION"
 
     sudo rm --force /var/lib/pacman/db.lck
 }
@@ -91,11 +94,14 @@ after_backup() {
     tar --create --zstd --file "$TMP"/after-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$TMP"/after-backup_"$DATE" > /dev/null 2>&1
 
     mv "$TMP"/after-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$BACKUP_LOCATION"
+    [[ $SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION ]] && mv "$TMP"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION"
     delete_oldest_backup after-backup
     mv "$BACKUP_LOCATION"/after-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$BACKUP_LOCATION"/after-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst
+    [[ $SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION ]] && mv "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION"/after-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION"/after-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst
 
     delete_oldest_backup before-backup
     mv "$BACKUP_LOCATION"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$BACKUP_LOCATION"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst
+    [[ $SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION ]] && mv "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst.new "$SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION"/before-backup_"$DATE".tar.zst
 
     rm --recursive --force "$TMP"
 }
diff --git a/update.conf b/update.conf
index affee13..a970d21 100644
--- a/update.conf
+++ b/update.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 BACKUP_LOCATION=~/
 
 # optional secondary backup loaction
-SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION=/dev/null
+#SECONDARY_BACKUP_LOCATION=~/
 
 # use this pacman-wrapper
 PACMAN_WRAPPER=yay