diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 247de89..3970f8c 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (f *ForgeConfigs) ConfigSave() error {
 		log.Info("proto.Marshal() failed len", len(data), err)
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Info("forgepb.ConfigSave() proto.Marshal() worked len", len(data))
+	// log.Info("forgepb.ConfigSave() proto.Marshal() worked len", len(data))
 
 	s := f.FormatTEXT()
 	configWrite("forge.text", []byte(s))
diff --git a/configBackup.go b/configBackup.go
index d9bc396..137cb08 100644
--- a/configBackup.go
+++ b/configBackup.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
@@ -15,12 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 func backupConfig() error {
 	// make a new dir to backup the files
-	now := time.Now()
-	// timestamp := now.Format("2022.07.18.190545") // 50yr shout out to K&R
-	timestamp := now.Format("2006.01.02.150405") // bummer. other date doesn't work?
 	srcDir := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("FORGE_CONFIG"))
-	destDir := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("FORGE_CONFIG"), timestamp)
-
+	destDir := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("FORGE_CONFIG"), "backup")
 	return backupFiles(srcDir, destDir)
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +39,7 @@ func backupFiles(srcDir string, destDir string) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		log.Println("backing up file", entry.Name())
+		// log.Println("backing up file", entry.Name())
 		srcPath := filepath.Join(srcDir, entry.Name())
 		destPath := filepath.Join(destDir, entry.Name())
 
@@ -64,6 +59,9 @@ func copyFile(src, dest string) error {
 	}
 	defer srcFile.Close()
 
+	now := time.Now()
+	timestamp := now.Format("2006.01.02.150405") // bummer. other date doesn't work?
+	dest = dest + timestamp
 	destFile, err := os.Create(dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err