diff --git a/zfs-snapshot-backup.py b/zfs-snapshot-backup.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 040a18b..ce79a1f
--- a/zfs-snapshot-backup.py
+++ b/zfs-snapshot-backup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/local/bin/python
 import pathlib
 import subprocess
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ def list_snapshots():
     return clean_split(call(cmd, as_text=True))
 
 
-def elab_snapshots():
+def list_elab_snapshots():
     result = {}
     for snapshot in list_snapshots():
         pool, snap_name = snapshot.split("/", 1)
@@ -49,12 +50,13 @@ def elab_snapshots():
     return result
 
 
-def gzip_filename(name):
+def gzip_filename(snapshot_name):
+    pool, name = snapshot_name.split("/", 1)
     return f"{name}.gz"
 
 
-def gzip_filepath(name):
-    return pathlib.Path(TMP_BACKUP_FOLDER) / gzip_filename(name)
+def gzip_filepath(snapshot_name):
+    return pathlib.Path(TMP_BACKUP_FOLDER) / gzip_filename(snapshot_name)
 
 
 def list_remote_backups(members):
@@ -81,43 +83,43 @@ def backup_latest_snapshot(member, elab_snapshots, existing_backups):
             break
     if current_snapshot == latest_backup:
         # nothing to back up
-        print("- nothing to backup, latest snapshot: {current_snapshot}")
+        print(f"- nothing to backup, latest snapshot: {current_snapshot}")
         return
     elif latest_backup is None:
         # no snapshot was found in backups, make a full backup for consistency
         send_cmd = ["zfs", "send", current_snapshot]
-        print(" - full backup, latest snapshot: {current_snapshot}")
+        print(f" - full backup, latest snapshot: {current_snapshot}")
     else:
         # make an incremental backup
         print(
-            " - incremental backup, from: {latest_backup} to: {current_snapshot}"
+            f" - incremental backup, from: {latest_backup} to: {current_snapshot}"
         )
         send_cmd = ["zfs", "send", "-I", latest_backup, current_snapshot]
 
     # create the backup
-    print(" - generating temporary backup file")
-    #tmp_gzip_filepath = gzip_filepath(current_snapshot)
-    #with open(tmp_gzip_filepath, "wb") as file_handle:
-    #    gzip_in = subprocess.Popen(
-    #        "gzip", stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=file_handle, check=True
-    #    ).stdin
-    #    subprocess.call(send_cmd, stdout=gzip_in, check=True)
+    tmp_gzip_filepath = gzip_filepath(current_snapshot)
+    print(f" - generating temporary backup file {tmp_gzip_filepath.name}")
+    with open(tmp_gzip_filepath, "wb") as file_handle:
+        gzip_in = subprocess.Popen(
+            "gzip", stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=file_handle
+        ).stdin
+        subprocess.run(send_cmd, stdout=gzip_in, check=True)
 
     # copy the backup to the remote server
     print(" - copying temporary backup file")
-    #remote_url = (
-    #    f"{SSH_REMOTE}:~/{REMOTE_PATH}/{member}/{tmp_gzip_filepath.name}"
-    #)
-    #copy_cmd = ["scp", "-i", SSH_KEY_FILE, str(tmp_gzip_filepath), remote_url]
-    #call(copy_cmd)
+    remote_url = (
+        f"{SSH_REMOTE}:~/{REMOTE_PATH}/{member}/{tmp_gzip_filepath.name}"
+    )
+    copy_cmd = ["scp", "-i", SSH_KEY_FILE, str(tmp_gzip_filepath), remote_url]
+    call(copy_cmd)
 
     # remove the temporary file
     print(" - removing temporary backup file")
-    #tmp_gzip_filepath.unlink()
+    tmp_gzip_filepath.unlink()
 
 
 def create_backups():
-    elab_snapshots = list_snapshots()
+    elab_snapshots = list_elab_snapshots()
     existing_backups = list_remote_backups(elab_snapshots.keys())
     for member, snapshots in elab_snapshots.items():
         members_backups = existing_backups.get(member, [])