diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 95c9b301..6b9a0d68 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\userfiles",
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\backupfiles",
         "AYANOVA_METRICS_USE_INFLUXDB": "false",
-        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE":"false",
+        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE":"true",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_SEEDLEVEL":"small",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_TZ_OFFSET":"-7",
         "AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH":"C:\\data\\code\\PostgreSQLPortable_12.0\\App\\PgSQL\\bin\\"
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
index ee0c4071..74281b97 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using AyaNova.Models;
@@ -69,14 +70,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
                 var Arguments = $"{DBNameParameter} -Fc > {DataBackupFile}";
 
-                var RunCommand=$"\"{BackupUtilityCommand} {Arguments}\"";
+               var RunCommand=$"/C {BackupUtilityCommand} {Arguments}";
 
                 log.LogInformation("BACKUP STUB: DATA BACKUP RUNNING NOW - TORA TORA TORA!");
-                log.LogInformation($"CALLING BACKUP COMMAND: {BackupUtilityCommand} {Arguments}");
+                //log.LogInformation($"CALLING BACKUP COMMAND: {BackupUtilityCommand} {Arguments}");
 
                 //RUN THE BACKUP
                 //var Result = RunProgram.Run(BackupUtilityCommand, Arguments, log);
-                var Result = RunProgram.Run(RunCommand,"", 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}");
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs
index 05eabcda..ec804d90 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/RunProgram.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
     {
 
 
-        public static string Run(string cmd, string arguments, ILogger log = null)
+        public static string Run(string cmd, List<string> arguments, ILogger log = null)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
 
 
 
-        private static string RunWindows(string cmd, string arguments)
+        private static string RunWindows(string cmd, List<string> arguments)
         {
             /*
             process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
@@ -81,13 +82,15 @@ process.BeginOutputReadLine();
                 process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
                 {
                     FileName = cmd,
-                    Arguments = arguments,
+                    // Arguments = arguments,                    
                     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()} ";
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ process.BeginOutputReadLine();
             }
         }
 
-        private static string RunLinuxBash(string cmd, string arguments)
+        private static string RunLinuxBash(string cmd, List<string> arguments)
         {
             var escapedArgs = $"{cmd} {arguments}".Replace("\"", "\\\"");
 
@@ -105,11 +108,13 @@ 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();
@@ -119,18 +124,21 @@ process.BeginOutputReadLine();
         }
 
 
-        private static string RunOSX(string cmd, string arguments)
+        private static string RunOSX(string cmd, List<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();