diff --git a/localdump.sh b/localdump.sh
index a9e23c57d05d6652818d5f3dddfbbd48cb7d875f..96f52f58b61bb4fab7e3f02191478a988fb33d45 100755
--- a/localdump.sh
+++ b/localdump.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
   # ------------------------------------------------------------
   # cleanup a backup dir: remove old files and delete empty dirs
   function cleanup_backup_target(){
-    echo
     h3 "CLEANUP ${BACKUP_TARGETDIR} older $BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS days ..."
     if [ -d "${BACKUP_TARGETDIR}" ]; then
       echo find "${BACKUP_TARGETDIR}" -mtime +$BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS -delete -print
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@
   # show used space and count of files and dirs
   function show_info_backup_target(){
 
-    echo
     h3 "INFO about backup target ${BACKUP_TARGETDIR}"
 
     if [ -d "${BACKUP_TARGETDIR}" ]; then
@@ -232,8 +230,7 @@
   # . /usr/local/bin/inc_cronfunctions.sh
   j_requireUser "root"
 
-  echo
-  echo IML BACKUP :: $*
+  h1 `date` IML BACKUP :: LOCALDUMP :: $*
   echo Start `date`
   echo
 
@@ -295,14 +292,10 @@
 
 
       # ----- start service specific script
-      echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-      echo
       echo
       h2 "START SCRIPT FOR ${SERVICENAME} - $BACKUP_SCRIPT"
 
       . $BACKUP_SCRIPT $mode
-      echo
-      echo
 
       # ----- post jobs: cleanup
       cleanup_backup_target