diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 411256466b49141f6e128ab35931f6c9652d4b5b..d850f346ca8c2b5263c9ede5d2aa1ae557fc723a 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ EOFbackupinfo
     if [ -n "$STORAGE_BASEDIR" ] && [ -x "${DIR_SELF}/transfer.sh" ]; then
 
       # transfer files
-      cat "$STORAGEFILE" >>"$JOB_LOGFILE"
+      # cat "$STORAGEFILE" >>"$JOB_LOGFILE"
       echo "INFO: $(date) - Sending data to storage... ${DIR_SELF}/transfer.sh $JOBDEF_TYPE" | tee -a "$JOB_LOGFILE"
       touch "${JOB_DONEFILE}.02.STARTTRANSFER"
       # "${DIR_SELF}"/transfer.sh $JOBDEF_TYPE "$JOBDEF_AUTO" 2>&1 | tee -a "$JOB_LOGFILE"