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diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 1ee4ee75..67349ac2 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -707,9 +707,9 @@ int parse_arguments(int *argc, const char ***argv, int frommain)
 			backup_dir_buf[backup_dir_len++] = '/';
 			backup_dir_buf[backup_dir_len] = '\0';
 		}
-		if (verbose > 1)
+		if (verbose > 1 && !am_sender)
 			rprintf(FINFO, "backup_dir is %s\n", backup_dir_buf);
-	} else if (!backup_suffix_len) {
+	} else if (!backup_suffix_len && (!am_server || !am_sender)) {
 		rprintf(FERROR,
 			"--suffix cannot be a null string without --backup-dir\n");
 		exit_cleanup(RERR_SYNTAX);