diff --git a/rsync-backup/resources/bin/mirror-dir b/rsync-backup/resources/bin/mirror-dir
index 470b700f..279c8f85 100755
--- a/rsync-backup/resources/bin/mirror-dir
+++ b/rsync-backup/resources/bin/mirror-dir
@@ -124,10 +124,11 @@ fi
 rsync_options=(${RSYNC_OPTIONS:-})
 ssh_options=(${SSH_OPTIONS:-})
 
+
 get_exclude_patterns() {
     local dir="$1"
     [ -e "$config_file" ] || return
-    cat "$config_file" | shyaml get-values-0 "$(echo "$dir" | sed -r 's%\.%\\.%g').exclude"
+    cat "$config_file" | shyaml get-values-0 "${dir//.\\./}.exclude" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 for dest in "${dests[@]}"; do
@@ -156,31 +157,31 @@ for dest in "${dests[@]}"; do
             continue
         }
 
-        lock_label=$exname-$hostname-$(echo "$dest" | md5_compat | cut -f 1 -d " ")
-
-        exclude_patterns="$(get_exclude_patterns "$dir")"
-
-        tmp_exclude_patterns=/tmp/${lock_label}.$(echo "$d" | md5_compat | cut -f 1 -d " ").exclude_patterns.tmp
-        if [ "$exclude_patterns" ]; then
-            echo "Adding exclude patterns..."
-
-            ## Adding the base of the dir if required... seems necessary with
-            ## the rsync option that replicate the full path.
-            while read-0 exclude_dir; do
-                if [[ "$exclude_dir" == "/"* ]]; then
-                    echo -en "$dir""$(echo "$exclude_dir" | cut -c 1-)\0"
-                else
-                    echo -en "$exclude_dir\0"
-                fi
-            done < <(get_exclude_patterns "$dir") > "$tmp_exclude_patterns"
-            cat "$tmp_exclude_patterns" | xargs -0 -n 1 echo
-            current_rsync_options=("-0" "--exclude-from"="$tmp_exclude_patterns" "${current_rsync_options[@]}")
+        lock_label=$exname-$hostname-$(echo "$dest$d" | md5_compat | cut -c 1-6)
+
+        tmp_exclude_patterns=/tmp/${lock_label}.exclude_patterns.tmp
+        ## Adding the base of the dir if required... seems necessary with
+        ## the rsync option that replicate the full path.
+        has_exclude_pattern=
+        while read-0 exclude_dir; do
+            if [ -z "$has_exclude_pattern" ]; then
+                echo "Adding exclude patterns..." >&2
+                has_exclude_pattern=1
+            fi
+            if [[ "$exclude_dir" == "/"* ]]; then
+                exclude_dir="$dir${exclude_dir}"
+            fi
+            echo "  - $exclude_dir" >&2
+            p0 "$exclude_dir"
+        done < <(get_exclude_patterns "$dir") > "$tmp_exclude_patterns"
+        if [ -n "$has_exclude_pattern" ]; then
+            current_rsync_options+=("-0" "--exclude-from"="$tmp_exclude_patterns")
         else
             echo "No exclude patterns for '$dir'."
         fi
 
         echo ---------------------------------
-        date
+        echo "Starting rsync: $d -> $dest ($(date))"
 
         echo nice -n 15 \
              rsync "${current_rsync_options[@]}" -azvARH \
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ for dest in "${dests[@]}"; do
              --partial --partial-dir .rsync-partial \
              --numeric-ids "$dir/" "$user@$dest":"$dest_path"
 
+        start="$SECONDS"
         retry=1
         while true; do
             lock "$lock_label" -v -D -k -- \
@@ -201,29 +203,34 @@ for dest in "${dests[@]}"; do
             errlvl="$?"
             case "$errlvl" in
                 20)  ## Received SIGUSR1, SIGINTT
-                    echo "!! Rsync received SIGUSR1 or SIGINT"
+                    echo "!! Rsync received SIGUSR1 or SIGINT."
+                    echo "   .. Full interruption while $d -> $dest and after $((SECONDS - start))s"
                     break 2
                     ;;
                 137|143)  ## killed SIGKILL, SIGTERM, SIGINT
                     echo "!! Rsync received $(kill -l "$errlvl")"
+                    echo "   .. Full interruption while $d -> $dest and after $((SECONDS - start))s"
                     break 2
                     ;;
                 0)
-                    echo "Rsync finished with success."
+                    echo "Rsync finished with success $d -> $dest in $((SECONDS - start))s"
                     break
                     ;;
                 *)
-                    echo "!! Rsync failed with an errorlevel $errlvl."
+                    echo "!! Rsync failed with an errorlevel $errlvl after $((SECONDS - start))s since start."
                     if [ "$retry" -lt 3 ]; then
                         echo "!! Triggering a retry ($((++retry))/3)"
                         continue
                     else
                         echo "!! Tried 3 times, bailing out."
+                        echo "   .. interruption of $d -> $dest after $((SECONDS - start))s"
                         break
                     fi
                     ;;
             esac
         done
-        rm -fv "$tmp_exclude_patterns"
+        if [ -n "$has_exclude_pattern" ]; then
+            rm -fv "$tmp_exclude_patterns"
+        fi
     done
 done