diff --git a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
index 51b906f..77718b6 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
+++ b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
@@ -157,18 +157,22 @@ function trigger_notify() {
 	notify_prog="/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.notify"
 
 	if [[ $log_path == "" ]]; then
-		log_path="$message"
-		message=""
+		if [[ -f "$message" ]]; then
+			log_path="$message"
+			message=""
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	if [[ ! -f "$notify_prog" ]]; then
-		say warning "'$notify_prog' not found. Not sending notification"
+		say warning "'$notify_prog' does not exist. Not sending notification"
 	else
-		"$notify_prog" \
-			--file "$log_path" \
-			--level "$level" \
-			--message '\\`\\`\\`\\n'"${message//$'\n'/'\\n'}"'\\n\\`\\`\\`' \
-			--title "$title"
+		notify_command="$notify_prog"
+		[[ -n "$log_path" ]] && notify_command+=" --file \"$log_path\""
+		[[ -n "$message" ]] && notify_command+=" --message '\\`\\`\\`\\n'"${message//$'\n'/'\\n'}"'\\n\\`\\`\\`'"
+		notify_command+=" --level $level"
+		notify_command+=" --title \"$title\""
+
+		eval $notify_command
 	fi
 }