diff --git a/backup.go b/backup.go
index bb6bfc1..462338c 100644
--- a/backup.go
+++ b/backup.go
@@ -95,6 +95,55 @@ func zipIt(pathToZip string, pathToFiles string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func _CopyDir(source string, destination string) error {
+	srcDir, err := os.Stat(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !srcDir.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source is not a directory")
+	}
+
+	dstDir, err := os.Stat(destination)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !dstDir.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("destination is not a directory")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func _CopyFile(source string, destination string) error {
+	srcFile, err := os.Open(source)
+	dstFile, err := os.Create(destination)
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(dstFile, srcFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = dstFile.Sync()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = srcFile.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = dstFile.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func backup(when string) error {
 	var err error
 	tmpPath := fmt.Sprint("/tmp/update/", when, "_backup")
@@ -116,12 +165,12 @@ func backup(when string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = os.WriteFile(fmt.Sprint(tmpPath, fmt.Sprint(when, "_pacman.txt")), output, 0644)
+	err = os.WriteFile(fmt.Sprint(tmpPath, "/",  when, "_pacman.txt"), output, 0666)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if when != "post" {
+	if strings.Compare(when, "post") != 0 {
 		err = CopyDir(pacmanDb, fmt.Sprint(tmpPath, "/", pacmanDb))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -136,7 +185,7 @@ func backup(when string) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, backup_location := range backup_locations {
-		err = CopyFile(pathToZip, fmt.Sprint(backup_location, "/",  when, "_backup_", current_time, ".zip"))
+		err = _CopyFile(pathToZip, fmt.Sprint(backup_location, "/",  when, "_backup_", current_time, ".zip"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}