diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c78741f..2a4fd8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ To run the backup automatically, edit the root crontab.
 
 ```ini
 # =================================================================
-#         Configuration for rsync Backup Script v0.33
+#         Configuration for rsync Backup Script v0.34
 # =================================================================
 # !! IMPORTANT !! Set file permissions to 600 (chmod 600 backup.conf)
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ END_EXCLUDES
 
 ```bash
 #!/bin/bash
-# ===================== v0.33 - 2025.08.15 ========================
+# ===================== v0.34 - 2025.08.15 ========================
 #
 # =================================================================
 #                 SCRIPT INITIALIZATION & SETUP
@@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ run_integrity_check() {
     local DIRS_ARRAY; read -ra DIRS_ARRAY <<< "$BACKUP_DIRS"
     for dir in "${DIRS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
         echo "--- Integrity Check: $dir ---" >&2
-        LC_ALL=C rsync "${rsync_check_opts[@]}" "$dir" "$REMOTE_TARGET" 2>> "${LOG_FILE:-/dev/null}"
+	local relative_path="${dir#*./}"
+	LC_ALL=C rsync "${rsync_check_opts[@]}" "$dir" "${REMOTE_TARGET}${relative_path}" 2>> "${LOG_FILE:-/dev/null}"
     done
 }
 parse_stat() {
@@ -976,8 +977,7 @@ for dir in "${DIRS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
         RSYNC_EXIT_CODE=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
     else
         RSYNC_OPTS+=(--info=stats2)
-	nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" "$dir" "$REMOTE_TARGET" > "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP" 2>&1
-	RSYNC_EXIT_CODE=$?
+	nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" "$dir" "$REMOTE_TARGET" > "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP" 2>&1 || RSYNC_EXIT_CODE=$?
     fi
     cat "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP" >> "$LOG_FILE"; full_rsync_output+=$'\n'"$(<"$RSYNC_LOG_TMP")"
     rm -f "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP"
diff --git a/backup.conf b/backup.conf
index 0b95fc0..8284ff0 100644
--- a/backup.conf
+++ b/backup.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # =================================================================
-#         Configuration for rsync Backup Script v0.33
+#         Configuration for rsync Backup Script v0.34
 # =================================================================
 # !! IMPORTANT !! Set file permissions to 600 (chmod 600 backup.conf)
 
diff --git a/backup_script.sh b/backup_script.sh
index 5fd7c2f..c4ba2d4 100644
--- a/backup_script.sh
+++ b/backup_script.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# ===================== v0.33 - 2025.08.15 ========================
+# ===================== v0.34 - 2025.08.15 ========================
 #
 # Example backup.conf:
 # BACKUP_DIRS="/home/user/test/./ /var/www/./"
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ run_integrity_check() {
     local DIRS_ARRAY; read -ra DIRS_ARRAY <<< "$BACKUP_DIRS"
     for dir in "${DIRS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
         echo "--- Integrity Check: $dir ---" >&2
-        LC_ALL=C rsync "${rsync_check_opts[@]}" "$dir" "$REMOTE_TARGET" 2>> "${LOG_FILE:-/dev/null}"
+	local relative_path="${dir#*./}"
+	LC_ALL=C rsync "${rsync_check_opts[@]}" "$dir" "${REMOTE_TARGET}${relative_path}" 2>> "${LOG_FILE:-/dev/null}"
     done
 }
 parse_stat() {
@@ -696,8 +697,7 @@ for dir in "${DIRS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
         RSYNC_EXIT_CODE=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
     else
         RSYNC_OPTS+=(--info=stats2)
-	nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" "$dir" "$REMOTE_TARGET" > "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP" 2>&1
-	RSYNC_EXIT_CODE=$?
+	nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" "$dir" "$REMOTE_TARGET" > "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP" 2>&1 || RSYNC_EXIT_CODE=$?
     fi
     cat "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP" >> "$LOG_FILE"; full_rsync_output+=$'\n'"$(<"$RSYNC_LOG_TMP")"
     rm -f "$RSYNC_LOG_TMP"
diff --git a/backup_script.sh.sha256 b/backup_script.sh.sha256
index fb2c061..e7b8c10 100644
--- a/backup_script.sh.sha256
+++ b/backup_script.sh.sha256
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0326b76d0b48e10bc03c4a3b03a7c647bad2579976d50e04f41a014291a747d6  backup_script.sh
+6f2c36b78fae2803420ce49c4052372815af678983596369f6d81e7924175cb0  backup_script.sh
diff --git a/clean_backup.conf b/clean_backup.conf
index 0a458bb..5907046 100644
--- a/clean_backup.conf
+++ b/clean_backup.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # --- Source and Destination ---
-# List all source directories to back up, separated by spaces.
 BACKUP_DIRS="/./home/user/ /./var/log/ /./etc/nginx/"
 BOX_DIR="/home/myvps/"