diff --git a/backup/backupManager.py b/backup/backupManager.py
index 161a645ad..f7181f4ca 100755
--- a/backup/backupManager.py
+++ b/backup/backupManager.py
@@ -407,46 +407,65 @@ class BackupManager:
 
             destinations = backupUtil.backupUtilities.destinationsPath
 
-            ipAddress = data['IPAddress']
-            password = data['password']
+            finalDic = {}
+
+            finalDic['ipAddress'] = data['IPAddress']
+            finalDic['password'] = data['password']
+
+            try:
+                finalDic['port'] = data['backupSSHPort']
+            except:
+                finalDic['port'] = "22"
+
+            try:
+                finalDic['user'] = data['user']
+            except:
+                finalDic['user'] = "root"
 
             if dest.objects.all().count() == 2:
+
                 final_dic = {'destStatus': 0,
                              'error_message': "Currently only one remote destination is allowed."}
                 final_json = json.dumps(final_dic)
                 return HttpResponse(final_json)
+
             try:
-                d = dest.objects.get(destLoc=ipAddress)
+                d = dest.objects.get(destLoc=finalDic['password'])
                 final_dic = {'destStatus': 0, 'error_message': "This destination already exists."}
                 final_json = json.dumps(final_dic)
                 return HttpResponse(final_json)
             except:
 
-                try:
-                    port = data['backupSSHPort']
-                except:
-                    port = "22"
-
                 execPath = "/usr/local/CyberCP/bin/python " + virtualHostUtilities.cyberPanel + "/plogical/backupUtilities.py"
-                execPath = execPath + " submitDestinationCreation --ipAddress " + ipAddress + " --password " \
-                           + password + " --port " + port
+                execPath = execPath + " submitDestinationCreation --ipAddress " + finalDic['ipAddress'] + " --password " \
+                           + finalDic['password'] + " --port " + finalDic['port'] + ' --user %s' % (finalDic['user'])
+
+                if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):
+                    logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(execPath)
 
                 output = ProcessUtilities.outputExecutioner(execPath)
 
+                if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):
+                    logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(output)
+
+
                 if output.find('1,') > -1:
                     try:
                         writeToFile = open(destinations, "w")
-                        writeToFile.writelines(ipAddress + "\n")
-                        writeToFile.writelines(data['backupSSHPort'] + "\n")
+                        writeToFile.write(json.dumps(finalDic))
                         writeToFile.close()
-                        newDest = dest(destLoc=ipAddress)
+                        newDest = dest(destLoc=finalDic['ipAddress'])
                         newDest.save()
+
+                        final_dic = {'destStatus': 1, 'error_message': "None"}
+                        final_json = json.dumps(final_dic)
+                        return HttpResponse(final_json)
                     except:
                         writeToFile = open(destinations, "w")
-                        writeToFile.writelines(ipAddress + "\n")
-                        writeToFile.writelines("22" + "\n")
+                        writeToFile.write(json.dumps(finalDic))
                         writeToFile.close()
-                        newDest = dest(destLoc=ipAddress)
+
+                        newDest = dest(destLoc=finalDic['ipAddress'])
                         newDest.save()
 
                         final_dic = {'destStatus': 1, 'error_message': "None"}
diff --git a/backup/templates/backup/backupDestinations.html b/backup/templates/backup/backupDestinations.html
index 9667803ed..5ab7e5ad9 100755
--- a/backup/templates/backup/backupDestinations.html
+++ b/backup/templates/backup/backupDestinations.html
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label class="col-sm-3 control-label">{% trans "User" %}</label>
+                    <div class="col-sm-6">
+                        <input placeholder="{% trans "Backup server SSH User, leave empty for root." %}" type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="user" required>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
 
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label class="col-sm-3 control-label">{% trans "Password" %}</label>
@@ -48,13 +55,6 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
-                <div class="form-group">
-                    <label class="col-sm-3 control-label">{% trans "User" %}</label>
-                    <div class="col-sm-6">
-                        <input placeholder="{% trans "Backup server SSH User, leave empty for root." %}" type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="user" required>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label class="col-sm-3 control-label"></label>
                     <div class="col-sm-4">
diff --git a/plogical/backupUtilities.py b/plogical/backupUtilities.py
index 886e0f67f..a017d410a 100755
--- a/plogical/backupUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/backupUtilities.py
@@ -928,6 +928,9 @@ class backupUtilities:
             command = "scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -P " + port + " /root/.ssh/cyberpanel.pub " + user + "@" + IPAddress + ":~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
             setupKeys = pexpect.spawn(command, timeout=3)
 
+            if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):
+                logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(command)
+
             index = setupKeys.expect(expectation)
 
             ## on first login attempt send password
@@ -981,6 +984,9 @@ class backupUtilities:
             command = "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p " + port + ' ' + user + "@" + IPAddress + ' "mkdir ~/.ssh || rm -f ~/.ssh/temp && rm -f ~/.ssh/authorized_temp && cp ~/.ssh/authorized_keys ~/.ssh/temp"'
             setupKeys = pexpect.spawn(command, timeout=3)
 
+            if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):
+                logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(command)
+
             index = setupKeys.expect(expectation)
 
             ## on first login attempt send password
@@ -1040,10 +1046,11 @@ class backupUtilities:
         try:
 
             try:
+                import json
                 destinations = backupUtilities.destinationsPath
-                data = open(destinations, 'r').readlines()
-                port = data[1].strip("\n")
-                user = data[2].strip("\n")
+                data = json.loads(open(destinations, 'r').read())
+                port = data['port']
+                user = data['user']
             except:
                 port = "22"
 
@@ -1160,12 +1167,24 @@ class backupUtilities:
 
         try:
             command = "sudo ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p " + port + " -i /root/.ssh/cyberpanel " + user + "@" + IPAddress + " mkdir ~/backup"
+
+            if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):
+                logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(command)
+
             subprocess.call(shlex.split(command))
 
             command = "sudo ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p " + port + " -i /root/.ssh/cyberpanel " + user + "@" + IPAddress + ' "cat ~/.ssh/authorized_keys ~/.ssh/temp > ~/.ssh/authorized_temp"'
+
+            if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):
+                logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(command)
+
             subprocess.call(shlex.split(command))
 
             command = "sudo ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p " + port + " -i /root/.ssh/cyberpanel " + user + "@" + IPAddress + ' "cat ~/.ssh/authorized_temp > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"'
+
+            if os.path.exists(ProcessUtilities.debugPath):
+                logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(command)
+
             subprocess.call(shlex.split(command))
 
         except BaseException as msg: