diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 59480d0..b6f2ec4 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@
 SELF="$0"
 HOST=""
 PORT="22"
-REMOTE_PATH="borg"
+REMOTE_PATH=""
 NAME=""
 LOGIN="$(whoami)"
 
-die () {
+die() {
 	echo -e $1 | sed -e 's-^-! -' >&2
 	exit 1
 }
+usage() {
+	echo -e "usage: $SELF PROFILE_NAME --host=server --port=22 --login=backup-user --directory=/backup/path" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
 generate_passphrase() {
 	tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 </dev/urandom | head -c 64
 }
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ test_repo_exists() {
 }
 invoke_borg() {
 	# do some sandboxinng
-	systemd-run --pipe --collect --unit=temp-borg-init-sandbox.service \
+	systemd-run --quiet --pipe --collect --unit=temp-borg-init-sandbox.service \
 		--working-directory=/tmp \
 		-p "ConfigurationDirectory=borg/$NAME" \
 		-p "CacheDirectory=borg/$NAME" \
@@ -83,10 +88,6 @@ show_repo() {
 	invoke_borg info || die "failed to access borg repo"
 }
 
-usage() {
-	die "Usage: $SELF PROFILE_NAME --host=server --port=22 --login=backup-user --directory=/backup/path"
-}
-
 for arg in "$@"; do
 	case "$arg" in
 		-h*)
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
 done
 
 [ "x$NAME" == "x" ] && usage
+[ "x$REMOTE_PATH" == "x" ] && usage
 
 CONFIGDIR="/etc/borg/$NAME"