diff --git a/seqs/backup.sh b/seqs/backup.sh
index a4be968..6788c5a 100755
--- a/seqs/backup.sh
+++ b/seqs/backup.sh
@@ -86,9 +86,17 @@ step_3() {
   echo " [I] Target  : $BACKUP_TARGET"
   echo " [I] Excludes: $@"
 
+  #fix doubling trailing slash on verbose output when backing up root
+  local buSource="$BACKUP_SOURCE/"
+  local buTarget="${BACKUP_TARGET}/$(basename ${BACKUP_SOURCE})"
+  if [ "$BACKUP_SOURCE" == "/" ] ; then
+    buSource="/"
+    buTarget="${BACKUP_TARGET}/"
+  fi
+
   exep "mount -o rw,remount '${BACKUP_TARGET}' >>/dev/null 2>&1"
   exep "mv -f ${BACKUP_TARGET}/${BACKUP_LOG}0.log /tmp/${BACKUP_LOG}1.log 2>/dev/null"
-  exep "rsync -avAX --delete --info=stats2 ${BU_EXCLUDES[*]} ${BACKUP_SOURCE}/ ${BACKUP_TARGET}/$(basename ${BACKUP_SOURCE}) > /tmp/${BACKUP_LOG}0.log"
+  exep "rsync -avAX --delete --info=stats2 ${BU_EXCLUDES[*]} ${buSource} ${buTarget} > /tmp/${BACKUP_LOG}0.log"
 
   exe mv -f /tmp/${BACKUP_LOG}*.log ${BACKUP_TARGET}
   exe sync