diff --git a/backup.py b/backup.py
index ed84e0a..1eeb511 100644
--- a/backup.py
+++ b/backup.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def createBackupScriptStructure(backupList, baseDomain=""):
         os.chmod(os.path.join(backupPath, scriptName), 0o700)
 
         # write filter #
-        filterName = "rsync-filter-{}.txt".format(hostnameBase)
+        filterName = "rsync-filter-{}-.txt".format(hostnameBase)
         with open(os.path.join(backupPath, filterName), "w") as f:
             f.write(rsyncFilterAll)
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def createBackupScriptStructure(backupList, baseDomain=""):
             ( "minimal" , rsyncFilterMinimal )
         ]
         for filterType, render in alternativeRsyncFilters:
-            filterType = "rsync-filter-{}-{}.txt".format(hostnameBase, filterType)
+            filterName = "rsync-filter-{}-{}.txt".format(hostnameBase, filterType)
             with open(os.path.join(backupPath, filterName), "w") as f:
                 f.write(render)
 
diff --git a/templates/rsync-backup.sh.j2 b/templates/rsync-backup.sh.j2
index a80bbba..3dd6c93 100644
--- a/templates/rsync-backup.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/rsync-backup.sh.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ set -eu
 mkdir -p {{ hostname_base }}
 cd {{ hostname_base }}
 
+TYPE=""
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    TYPE=$1
+fi
+
+TEST=$(python -c "int('$TYPE' in ['size_changed', 'no_high_data', 'minimal'])^1")
+if [ $TEST -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo Bad Filter Option $1
+fi
+
 dest=./
 for x in backup-*; do
     test -d "$x" || continue
@@ -20,7 +30,7 @@ rsync \
     --archive --acls --xattrs --hard-links --sparse --numeric-ids \
     --one-file-system \
     --link-dest="$dest" \
-    --filter="merge ../rsync-filter-{{ hostname_base }}.txt" \
+    --filter="merge ../rsync-filter-{{ hostname_base }}-${TYPE}.txt" \
     root@{{ hostname }}:/ \
     "$target_tmp"