diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
index 74281b97..5c804143 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
@@ -70,21 +70,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
                 var Arguments = $"{DBNameParameter} -Fc > {DataBackupFile}";
 
-               var RunCommand=$"/C {BackupUtilityCommand} {Arguments}";
-
-                log.LogInformation("BACKUP STUB: DATA BACKUP RUNNING NOW - TORA TORA TORA!");
-                //log.LogInformation($"CALLING BACKUP COMMAND: {BackupUtilityCommand} {Arguments}");
-
-                //RUN THE BACKUP
-                //var Result = RunProgram.Run(BackupUtilityCommand, Arguments, log);
-                List<string> args=new List<string>();
-                args.Add(RunCommand);
-                // args.Add("--dbname=postgresql://postgres:raven@127.0.0.1:5432/AyaNova");
-                // args.Add("-Fc");
-                // args.Add(">");
-                // args.Add(DataBackupFile);
-                var Result = RunProgram.Run("cmd.exe",args, log);
-                log.LogInformation($"BACKUP RESULT: {Result}");
+                var Result = RunProgram.Run(BackupUtilityCommand, Arguments, log);
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Result))
+                    log.LogDebug("BACKUP SUCCESSFUL (NO ERROR)");
+                else
+                    log.LogInformation($"BACKUP ERROR: {Result}");
 
 
                 //DO FILE BACKUP IF ATTACHMENTS BACKED UP
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs
index ec804d90..ea6893b6 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
     {
 
 
-        public static string Run(string cmd, List<string> arguments, ILogger log = null)
+        public static string Run(string cmd, string arguments, ILogger log = null)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -46,51 +46,26 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
 
 
 
-        private static string RunWindows(string cmd, List<string> arguments)
+        private static string RunWindows(string cmd, string arguments)
         {
-            /*
-            process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
-process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
-process.OutputDataReceived += (sender, args) => Console.WriteLine("received output: {0}", args.Data);
-process.Start();
-process.BeginOutputReadLine();
+           //RunProgram.Run("cmd.exe",FullRunCommand, log);
+           // var FullRunCommand=$"/C {BackupUtilityCommand} {Arguments}";
             
-            */
-            // string result = string.Empty;
-            // using (var process = new Process())
-            // {
-            //     process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-            //     {
-            //         FileName = cmd,
-            //         Arguments = arguments,
-            //         RedirectStandardOutput = true,
-            //         UseShellExecute = false,
-            //         CreateNoWindow = true,
-            //     };
-            //     process.OutputDataReceived += (sender, args) => result += args.Data;
-            //     process.Start();
-            //     // string result = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
-            //     // process.WaitForExit();
-            //     return result;
-            // }
-
-
-
-            //this executes but doesnt return error
+//for Windows need to pass to cmd.exe because often have command line piping etc
+            var args=$"{cmd} {arguments}";
             using (var process = new Process())
             {
                 process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
                 {
-                    FileName = cmd,
-                    // Arguments = arguments,                    
+                    FileName = "cmd.exe /C",
+                    Arguments = args,                    
                     RedirectStandardOutput = true,
                     RedirectStandardError = true,
                     UseShellExecute = false,
                     CreateNoWindow = true,
                 };
+               
 
-                foreach (string s in arguments)
-                    process.StartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(s);
                 process.Start();
 
                 string result = $"{process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()}{process.StandardError.ReadToEnd()} ";
@@ -99,7 +74,7 @@ process.BeginOutputReadLine();
             }
         }
 
-        private static string RunLinuxBash(string cmd, List<string> arguments)
+        private static string RunLinuxBash(string cmd, string arguments)
         {
             var escapedArgs = $"{cmd} {arguments}".Replace("\"", "\\\"");
 
@@ -108,13 +83,11 @@ process.BeginOutputReadLine();
                 process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
                 {
                     FileName = "/bin/bash",
-                    //  Arguments = $"-c \"{escapedArgs}\"",
+                    Arguments = $"-c \"{escapedArgs}\"",
                     RedirectStandardOutput = true,
                     UseShellExecute = false,
                     CreateNoWindow = true,
                 };
-                foreach (string s in arguments)
-                    process.StartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(s);
 
                 process.Start();
                 string result = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
@@ -124,21 +97,18 @@ process.BeginOutputReadLine();
         }
 
 
-        private static string RunOSX(string cmd, List<string> arguments)
+        private static string RunOSX(string cmd, string arguments)
         {
             using (var process = new Process())
             {
                 process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
                 {
                     FileName = cmd,
-
-                    //  Arguments = arguments,
+                    Arguments = arguments,
                     RedirectStandardOutput = true,
                     UseShellExecute = false,
                     CreateNoWindow = true,
                 };
-                foreach (string s in arguments)
-                    process.StartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(s);
 
                 process.Start();
                 string result = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();