diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 8d61590..8408435 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ else
     FILENAME="$BACKUP_NAME.sql"
 fi
 
-mysqldump -u root --password=$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD --host=$MYSQL_HOST --all-databases > "/backup/$FILENAME"
+mysqldump -u root --password=$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD --host=$MYSQL_HOST --all-databases --log-error=/var/log/cron.log> "/backup/$FILENAME"
 echo "MySQL backup complete" >> /var/log/cron.log
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