diff --git a/src/backupninja.in b/src/backupninja.in
index 8a95b62..b84e436 100755
--- a/src/backupninja.in
+++ b/src/backupninja.in
@@ -661,36 +661,37 @@ EOF
          let "errors +-1"
       fi
    fi
-   if [ -x "$(which mail 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-      debug "send report to $reportemail"
-      hostname=`hostname`
-      [ $warnings == 0 ] || subject="WARNING"
-      [ $errors == 0 ] || subject="ERROR"
-      [ $fatals == 0 ] || subject="FAILED"
-      [ $halts == 0 ] || subject="HALTED"
+   if [ ! -z "$reportemail" ]; then
+      if [ -x "$(which mail 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+         debug "send report to $reportemail"
+         hostname=`hostname`
+         [ $warnings == 0 ] || subject="WARNING"
+         [ $errors == 0 ] || subject="ERROR"
+         [ $fatals == 0 ] || subject="FAILED"
+         [ $halts == 0 ] || subject="HALTED"
 
-      {
-         for ((i=0; i < ${#messages[@]} ; i++)); do
-            echo ${messages[$i]}
-         done
-         echo -e "$errormsg"
-         if [ "$reportspace" == "yes" ]; then
-            previous=""
-            for i in $(ls "$configdirectory"); do
-               backuploc=$(grep ^directory "$configdirectory"/"$i" | @AWK@ '{print $3}')
-               if [ "$backuploc" != "$previous" -a -n "$backuploc" -a -d "$backuploc" ]; then
-                  df -h "$backuploc"
-                  previous="$backuploc"
-               fi
+         {
+            for ((i=0; i < ${#messages[@]} ; i++)); do
+               echo ${messages[$i]}
             done
-         fi
-      } | fold -s -w "$reportwrap" | mail -s "backupninja: $hostname $subject" $reportemail
-   else
-      error "Unable to locate mail executable, email report not sent!"
-      let "errors += 1"
+            echo -e "$errormsg"
+            if [ "$reportspace" == "yes" ]; then
+               previous=""
+               for i in $(ls "$configdirectory"); do
+                  backuploc=$(grep ^directory "$configdirectory"/"$i" | @AWK@ '{print $3}')
+                  if [ "$backuploc" != "$previous" -a -n "$backuploc" -a -d "$backuploc" ]; then
+                     df -h "$backuploc"
+                     previous="$backuploc"
+                  fi
+               done
+            fi
+         } | fold -s -w "$reportwrap" | mail -s "backupninja: $hostname $subject" $reportemail
+      else
+         error "Unable to locate mail executable, email report not sent!"
+         let "errors += 1"
+      fi
    fi
 fi
-
 if [ $actions_run != 0 ]; then
    info "FINISHED: $actions_run actions run. $fatals fatal. $errors error. $warnings warning."
    if [ "$halts" != "0" ]; then