diff --git a/duplicity-backup.conf.example b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
index ca2e0ae..16bc6b2 100644
--- a/duplicity-backup.conf.example
+++ b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
 #
 ROOT="/home"
 
+# Set hostname for this duplicity instance, usefull for e-mail reports
+#
+HOSTNAME=$(hostname -f)
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # BACKUP DESTINATION INFORMATION
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -371,6 +375,7 @@ VERBOSITY="-v3"
 EMAIL_TO=
 EMAIL_FROM=
 EMAIL_SUBJECT=
+EMAIL_FAILURE_ONLY="yes" # send e-mail only if there was an error while creating backup
 
 # command to use to send mail
 MAIL="mailx"     # default command for Linux mail
diff --git a/duplicity-backup.sh b/duplicity-backup.sh
index 2c6c9c0..699c590 100755
--- a/duplicity-backup.sh
+++ b/duplicity-backup.sh
@@ -540,29 +540,41 @@ duplicity_cleanup()
 {
   echo "----------------[ Duplicity Cleanup ]----------------" >> ${LOGFILE}
   if [[ "${CLEAN_UP_TYPE}" != "none" && ! -z ${CLEAN_UP_TYPE} && ! -z ${CLEAN_UP_VARIABLE} ]]; then
-    eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} ${CLEAN_UP_TYPE} ${CLEAN_UP_VARIABLE} ${STATIC_OPTIONS} --force \
-      ${ENCRYPT} \
-      ${DEST} >> ${LOGFILE}
+    {
+      eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} ${CLEAN_UP_TYPE} ${CLEAN_UP_VARIABLE} ${STATIC_OPTIONS} --force \
+        ${ENCRYPT} \
+        ${DEST} >> ${LOGFILE}
+    } || {
+      BACKUP_ERROR=1
+    }
     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 \
-      ${ENCRYPT} \
-      ${DEST} >> ${LOGFILE}
+    {
+      eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} remove-all-inc-of-but-n-full ${REMOVE_INCREMENTALS_OLDER_THAN} \
+        ${STATIC_OPTIONS} --force \
+        ${ENCRYPT} \
+        ${DEST} >> ${LOGFILE}
+    } || {
+      BACKUP_ERROR=1
+    }
     echo >> ${LOGFILE}
   fi
 }
 
 duplicity_backup()
 {
-  eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} ${OPTION} ${VERBOSITY} ${STATIC_OPTIONS} \
-  ${ENCRYPT} \
-  ${EXCLUDE} \
-  ${INCLUDE} \
-  ${EXCLUDEROOT} \
-  ${ROOT} ${DEST} \
-  >> ${LOGFILE}
+  {
+    eval ${ECHO} ${DUPLICITY} ${OPTION} ${VERBOSITY} ${STATIC_OPTIONS} \
+    ${ENCRYPT} \
+    ${EXCLUDE} \
+    ${INCLUDE} \
+    ${EXCLUDEROOT} \
+    ${ROOT} ${DEST} \
+    >> ${LOGFILE}
+  } || {
+    BACKUP_ERROR=1
+  }
 }
 
 setup_passphrase()
@@ -680,7 +692,7 @@ backup_this_script()
 check_variables
 check_logdir
 
-echo -e "--------    START DUPLICITY-BACKUP SCRIPT    --------\n" >> ${LOGFILE}
+echo -e "--------    START DUPLICITY-BACKUP SCRIPT for ${HOSTNAME}   --------\n" >> ${LOGFILE}
 
 get_lock
 
@@ -832,7 +844,20 @@ esac
 
 echo -e "---------    END DUPLICITY-BACKUP SCRIPT    ---------\n" >> ${LOGFILE}
 
-email_logfile
+if [ ${EMAIL_FAILURE_ONLY} == "yes" ]
+then
+  if [ ${BACKUP_ERROR} ]; then
+    EMAIL_SUBJECT="BACKUP ERROR: ${EMAIL_SUBJECT}"
+    email_logfile
+  fi
+else
+  if [ ${BACKUP_ERROR} ]; then
+    EMAIL_SUBJECT="BACKUP ERROR: ${EMAIL_SUBJECT}"
+  else
+    EMAIL_SUBJECT="BACKUP OK: ${EMAIL_SUBJECT}"
+  fi
+  email_logfile
+fi
 
 # remove old logfiles
 # stops them from piling up infinitely