diff --git a/duplicity-backup.sh b/duplicity-backup.sh
index eb90088..673c55f 100755
--- a/duplicity-backup.sh
+++ b/duplicity-backup.sh
@@ -420,10 +420,12 @@ include_exclude()
 duplicity_cleanup()
 {
   echo "-----------[ Duplicity Cleanup ]-----------" >> ${LOGFILE}
-  eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} ${CLEAN_UP_TYPE} ${CLEAN_UP_VARIABLE} ${STATIC_OPTIONS} --force \
+  if [[ ! -z ${CLEAN_UP_TYPE} && ! -z ${CLEAN_UP_VARIABLE} ]]; then
+    eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} ${CLEAN_UP_TYPE} ${CLEAN_UP_VARIABLE} ${STATIC_OPTIONS} --force \
       ${ENCRYPT} \
       ${DEST} >> ${LOGFILE}
-  echo >> ${LOGFILE}
+    echo >> ${LOGFILE}
+  fi
   if [ ! -z ${REMOVE_INCREMENTALS_OLDER_THAN} ] && [[ ${REMOVE_INCREMENTALS_OLDER_THAN} =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
     eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} remove-all-inc-of-but-n-full ${REMOVE_INCREMENTALS_OLDER_THAN} \
       ${STATIC_OPTIONS} --force \