diff --git a/ghettoVCB-VMDKexclude.sh b/ghettoVCB-VMDKexclude.sh
index 8259f38..447e998 100644
--- a/ghettoVCB-VMDKexclude.sh
+++ b/ghettoVCB-VMDKexclude.sh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ logger() {
     LOG_TYPE=$1
     MSG=$2
 
-    if [[ "${LOG_LEVEL}" == "debug" ]] && [[ "${LOG_TYPE}" == "debug" ]] || [[ "${LOG_TYPE}" == "info" ]] || [[ "${LOG_TYPE}" == "dryrun" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${LOG_LEVEL}" == "debug" ]] && [[ "${LOG_TYPE}" == "debug" ]] || [[ "${LOG_TYPE}" == "info" ]] || [[ "${LOG_TYPE}" == "error" ]] || [[ "${LOG_TYPE}" == "dryrun" ]]; then
         TIME=$(date +%F" "%H:%M:%S)
         if [[ "${LOG_TO_STDOUT}" -eq 1 ]] ; then
             echo -e "${TIME} -- ${LOG_TYPE}: ${MSG}"
diff --git a/ghettoVCB.sh b/ghettoVCB.sh
index c33c336..37ad9ea 100755
--- a/ghettoVCB.sh
+++ b/ghettoVCB.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #                   User Definable Parameters
 ##################################################################
 
-LAST_MODIFIED_DATE=2020_12_28
+LAST_MODIFIED_DATE=2021_03_15
 VERSION=1
 
 # directory that all VM backups should go (e.g. /vmfs/volumes/SAN_LUN1/mybackupdir)
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ ghettoVCB() {
         fi
 
         if [[ "${IGNORE_VM}" -eq 0 ]] && [[ -n "${PROBLEM_VMS}" ]] ; then
-            if [[ "$(echo $PROBLEM_VMS | sed "s@$VM_NAME@@")" != "$PROBLEM_VMS" ]] ; then
+	    if [[ " ${PROBLEM_VMS} " == *" ${VM_NAME} "* ]] ; then
                 logger "info" "Ignoring ${VM_NAME} as a problem VM\n"
                 IGNORE_VM=1
                 #A VM ignored due to a problem, should be treated as a failure
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ ghettoVCB() {
                                     echo
                                     rm "${VMDK_OUTPUT}"
 
-                                    if [[ "${VMDK_EXIT_CODE}" != 0 ]] ; then
+                                    if [[ "${VMDK_EXIT_CODE}" -ne 0 ]] ; then
                                         logger "info" "ERROR: error in backing up of \"${SOURCE_VMDK}\" for ${VM_NAME}"
                                         VM_VMDK_FAILED=1
                                     fi
@@ -1436,31 +1436,31 @@ getFinalStatus() {
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: OK, only a dryrun. ######"
         LOG_STATUS="OK"
         EXIT=0
-    elif [[ $VM_OK == 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED == 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED == 0 ]]; then
+    elif [[ $VM_OK -eq 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED -eq 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED -eq 0 ]]; then
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: All VMs backed up OK! ######"
         LOG_STATUS="OK"
         EXIT=0
-    elif [[ $VM_OK == 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED == 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED == 1 ]]; then
+    elif [[ $VM_OK -eq 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED -eq 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED -eq 1 ]]; then
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: WARNING: All VMs backed up, but some disk(s) failed! ######"
         LOG_STATUS="WARNING"
         EXIT=3
-    elif [[ $VM_OK == 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED == 1 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED == 0 ]]; then
+    elif [[ $VM_OK -eq 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED -eq 1 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED -eq 0 ]]; then
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: ERROR: Only some of the VMs backed up! ######"
         LOG_STATUS="ERROR"
         EXIT=4
-    elif [[ $VM_OK == 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED == 1 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED == 1 ]]; then
+    elif [[ $VM_OK -eq 1 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED -eq 1 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED -eq 1 ]]; then
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: ERROR: Only some of the VMs backed up, and some disk(s) failed! ######"
         LOG_STATUS="ERROR"
         EXIT=5
-    elif [[ $VM_OK == 0 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED == 1 ]]; then # $VMDK_FAILED doesn't matter in this case
+    elif [[ $VM_OK -eq 0 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED -eq 1 ]]; then # $VMDK_FAILED doesn't matter in this case
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: ERROR: All VMs failed! ######"
         LOG_STATUS="ERROR"
         EXIT=6
-    elif [[ $VM_OK == 0 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED == 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED == 0 ]]; then
+    elif [[ $VM_OK -eq 0 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED -eq 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED -eq 0 ]]; then
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: ERROR: No VMs backed up! ######"
         LOG_STATUS="ERROR"
         EXIT=7
-    elif [[ $VM_OK == 0 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED == 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED == 1 ]]; then
+    elif [[ $VM_OK -eq 0 ]] && [[ $VM_FAILED -eq 0 ]] && [[ $VMDK_FAILED -eq 1 ]]; then
         FINAL_STATUS="###### Final status: ERROR: All VMs experienced at least a partial failure! ######"
         LOG_STATUS="ERROR"
         EXIT=8