diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index dbbbe6adb26b172c201d08c84093457e9397b651..411256466b49141f6e128ab35931f6c9652d4b5b 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ EOFhelp
       type             : $JOBDEF_TYPE $JOBDEF_AUTO
       log              : $JOB_LOGFILE
 
-      target           : ${STORAGE_BASEDIR}
+      target           : $( echo ${STORAGE_BASEDIR} | sed 's#:[^:]*@#:**********@#' )
 
 EOFbackupinfo
     test -z "$STORAGE_BASEDIR" || (