diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc b/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
index 09b28f8..2795f9e 100644
--- a/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
@@ -116,10 +116,14 @@ var-lib-docker
       BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST="$BACKUPSRVPATH/$(hostname)"
       BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE="$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d)/$BACKUPDIR"
       BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE_INCOMPLETE="$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE-incomplete"
-      g_runcmd $sshopts mkdir -p "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE_INCOMPLETE" || continue
+
+      # linkdest/hardlink if present
       BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST="$($sshopts ls -dtr1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR" 2>/dev/null |  tail -n1)"
-      # linkdest
+      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE="$($sshopts ls -dtr1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR-incomplete" 2>/dev/null | grep -v $BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d) | tail -n1)"
       [ -n "$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST" ] && rsyncoptsrun="$rsyncoptsrun --link-dest=$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST"
+      [ -n "$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE" ] && rsyncoptsrun="$rsyncoptsrun --link-dest=$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE"
+      
+      g_runcmd $sshopts mkdir -p "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE_INCOMPLETE" || continue
     else
       BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE_INCOMPLETE="$BACKUPSRVPATH"
     fi