diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/scripts/sovran-hub-backup.sh b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/scripts/sovran-hub-backup.sh
index 522926a..3a8c96e 100755
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/scripts/sovran-hub-backup.sh
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/scripts/sovran-hub-backup.sh
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ _create_archive_impl() {
   elif [[ "$mode" == "HOME" && "$tar_rc" -eq 1 && "$has_fatal_diag" -eq 0 ]]; then
     accept=1
     log "NOTE: $archive_name completed with nonfatal warnings (live files changed" \
-        "during backup — this is normal on an active desktop and does not affect" \
+        "during backup -- this is normal on an active desktop and does not affect" \
         "the safety of your backup)."
-    ARCHIVE_WARNINGS+=("$archive_name: nonfatal warnings — live files changed during backup (normal on an active desktop)")
+    ARCHIVE_WARNINGS+=("$archive_name: nonfatal warnings -- live files changed during backup (normal on an active desktop)")
   fi
 
   if [[ "$accept" -eq 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/app/tests/test_manual_backup_workflow.py b/app/tests/test_manual_backup_workflow.py
index 1721ac0..ab57f9c 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_manual_backup_workflow.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_manual_backup_workflow.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ fail "tar exited with code 2"
         source = BACKUP_SCRIPT.read_text()
         # Both constructs must be present
         self.assertIn(
-            "#ARCHIVE_WARNINGS[@]}\" -gt 0",
+            "${#ARCHIVE_WARNINGS[@]}",
             source,
             "backup script must check ARCHIVE_WARNINGS count before success message",
         )