diff --git a/backupscripts/15min_backup b/backupscripts/15min_backup
index 6a8c6ab..8d98c64 100755
--- a/backupscripts/15min_backup
+++ b/backupscripts/15min_backup
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 FILENAME="plexdb_15min_$(date -u +%FT%T).sqlite"
 
-echo "Starting 15 minute backup of Plex Database."
+echo "$(date)"": Starting 15 minute backup of Plex Database."
 if sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"; then
-    echo "15 minute backup of Plex database is complete."
+    echo "$(date)"": 15 minute backup of Plex database is complete."
     find /mnt/media/plexsync -name "plexdb_15*" | tail -n +5 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
 else
-    echo "15 minute backup of Plex database has failed."
+    echo "$(date)"": 15 minute backup of Plex database has failed."
 fi
diff --git a/backupscripts/daily_backup b/backupscripts/daily_backup
index 63b5ffb..8515c0b 100755
--- a/backupscripts/daily_backup
+++ b/backupscripts/daily_backup
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -euo pipefail
 
 FILENAME="plexdb_daily_$(date -u +%FT%T).sqlite"
-sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"
 
-ls -tp /mnt/media/plexsync/plexdb_daily* | tail -n +8 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+echo "$(date)"": Starting daily backup of Plex Database."
+if sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"; then
+    echo "$(date)"": Daily backup of Plex database is complete."
+    find /mnt/media/plexsync -name "plexdb_daily*" | tail -n +8 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+else
+    echo "$(date)"": Daily backup of Plex database has failed."
+fi
diff --git a/backupscripts/hourly_backup b/backupscripts/hourly_backup
index 99f9da5..aaf63b1 100755
--- a/backupscripts/hourly_backup
+++ b/backupscripts/hourly_backup
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -euo pipefail
 
 FILENAME="plexdb_hourly_$(date -u +%FT%T).sqlite"
-sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"
 
-ls -tp /mnt/media/plexsync/plexdb_hourly* | tail -n +25 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+echo "$(date)"": Starting hourly backup of Plex Database."
+if sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"; then
+    echo "$(date)"": Hourly backup of Plex database is complete."
+    find /mnt/media/plexsync -name "plexdb_hourly*" | tail -n +25 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+else
+    echo "$(date)"": Hourly backup of Plex database has failed."
+fi
diff --git a/backupscripts/monthly_backup b/backupscripts/monthly_backup
index 967ecf6..5005705 100755
--- a/backupscripts/monthly_backup
+++ b/backupscripts/monthly_backup
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -euo pipefail
 
 FILENAME="plexdb_monthly_$(date -u +%FT%T).sqlite"
-sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"
 
-ls -tp /mnt/media/plexsync/plexdb_monthly* | tail -n +4 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+echo "$(date)"": Starting monthly backup of Plex Database."
+if sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"; then
+    echo "$(date)"": Monthly backup of Plex database is complete."
+    find /mnt/media/plexsync -name "plexdb_monthly*" | tail -n +4 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+else
+    echo "$(date)"": Monthly backup of Plex database has failed."
+fi
diff --git a/backupscripts/restore b/backupscripts/restore
index 28948be..97ef8b5 100755
--- a/backupscripts/restore
+++ b/backupscripts/restore
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 FILENAME=$(ls -1t /mnt/media/plexsync/plexdb* | head -1)
-sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".restore $FILENAME"
 
+if sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".restore $FILENAME"; then
+    echo  "$(date)"": preStart lifecycle restore of Plex database was successful."
+else
+    echo  "$(date)"": preStart lifecycle restore of Plex database has failed."
+fi
diff --git a/backupscripts/term_backup b/backupscripts/term_backup
index fd7679b..7a9391b 100755
--- a/backupscripts/term_backup
+++ b/backupscripts/term_backup
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# set -euo pipefail
 
 # this should live in /mnt/media/plexsync
 
 FILENAME="plexdb_term_$(date -u +%FT%T).sqlite"
-sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"
 
-ls -tp /mnt/media/plexsync/plexdb_15min* | tail -n +5 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+echo "$(date)"": Starting preStop lifecycle backup of Plex Database."
+if sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"; then
+    echo "$(date)"": preStop lifecycle backup of Plex database is complete."
+    find /mnt/media/plexsync -name "plexdb_term*" | tail -n +5 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+else
+    echo "$(date)"": preStop lifecycle backup of Plex database has failed."
+fi
diff --git a/backupscripts/weekly_backup b/backupscripts/weekly_backup
index 4bdbe78..8b6e1b5 100755
--- a/backupscripts/weekly_backup
+++ b/backupscripts/weekly_backup
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -euo pipefail
 
 FILENAME="plexdb_weekly_$(date -u +%FT%T).sqlite"
-sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"
 
-ls -tp /mnt/media/plexsync/plexdb_weekly* | tail -n +5 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+echo "$(date)"": Starting weekly backup of Plex Database."
+if sqlite3 /config/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db ".backup /mnt/media/plexsync/$FILENAME"; then
+    echo "$(date)"": Weekly backup of Plex database is complete."
+    find /mnt/media/plexsync -name "plexdb_weekly*" | tail -n +4 | xargs -I {} rm -- {}
+else
+    echo "$(date)"": Weekly backup of Plex database has failed."
+fi