diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7346fe5..e2392ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ UNDER WORK
 
 - Commands like cp should have their stderr redirected to log file
 - Mysqldump must be checked for not telling success if a table is damaged (also check for event table error)
+- Mysqldump commands error msg must be logged
 
 
 CHANGELOG
 ---------
 
+- Fixed ignoring compression level in conf file
+- Fixed dry mode sql backup output
 - Prevented triggering TrapError if there are no child processes to terminate on TrapQuit
 - Improved mysql debug logs
 - Prevent creation of backup-id less log file when DEBUG is set
diff --git a/obackup.sh b/obackup.sh
index 2d48b82..7b88199 100755
--- a/obackup.sh
+++ b/obackup.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 AUTHOR="(L) 2013-2014 by Orsiris \"Ozy\" de Jong"
 CONTACT="http://www.netpower.fr/osync - ozy@netpower.fr"
 PROGRAM_VERSION=1.84RC4
-PROGRAM_BUILD=2811201403
+PROGRAM_BUILD=2112201402
 
 ## type doesn't work on platforms other than linux (bash). If if doesn't work, always assume output is not a zero exitcode
 if ! type -p "$BASH" > /dev/null
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ function BackupDatabase
 			LogError "Connectivity test failed. Stopping current task."
 			exit 1
 		fi
-		dry_sql_cmd="$SSH_CMD mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 > /dev/null 2>&1"
+		dry_sql_cmd="$SSH_CMD mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 2>&1 > /dev/null"
 		sql_cmd="$SSH_CMD mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 $COMPRESSION_PROGRAM $COMPRESSION_OPTIONS > $LOCAL_SQL_STORAGE/$1.sql$COMPRESSION_EXTENSION"
 	elif [ "$REMOTE_BACKUP" == "yes" ] && [ "$COMPRESSION_REMOTE" == "yes" ]
 	then
@@ -801,19 +801,19 @@ function BackupDatabase
 			LogError "Connectivity test failed. Stopping current task."
 			exit 1
 		fi
-		dry_sql_cmd="$SSH_CMD \"mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 $COMPRESSION_PROGRAM $COMPRESSION_OPTIONS\" > /dev/null 2>&1"
+		dry_sql_cmd="$SSH_CMD \"mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 $COMPRESSION_PROGRAM $COMPRESSION_OPTIONS\" 2>&1 > /dev/null"
 		sql_cmd="$SSH_CMD \"mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 $COMPRESSION_PROGRAM $COMPRESSION_OPTIONS\" > $LOCAL_SQL_STORAGE/$1.sql$COMPRESSION_EXTENSION"
 	else
-		dry_sql_cmd="mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 $COMPRESSION_PROGRAM $COMPRESSION_OPTIONS > /dev/null 2>&1"
+		dry_sql_cmd="mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 $COMPRESSION_PROGRAM $COMPRESSION_OPTIONS 2>&1 > /dev/null"
 		sql_cmd="mysqldump -u $SQL_USER --skip-lock-tables --single-transaction --database $1 $COMPRESSION_PROGRAM $COMPRESSION_OPTIONS > $LOCAL_SQL_STORAGE/$1.sql$COMPRESSION_EXTENSION"
 	fi
 
-        LogDebug "SQL_CMD: $sql_cmd"
-
 	if [ $dryrun -ne 1 ]
 	then
+        	LogDebug "SQL_CMD: $sql_cmd"
 		eval "$sql_cmd 2>&1"
 	else
+        	LogDebug "SQL_CMD: $dry_sql_cmd"
 		eval "$dry_sql_cmd"
 	fi
 	exit $?
@@ -1289,7 +1289,10 @@ function Init
 	RSYNC_ARGS=$RSYNC_ARGS" --force"
 
         ## Set compression executable and extension
-        COMPRESSION_LEVEL=9
+        if [ "$COMPRESSION_LEVEL" == "" ]
+	then
+		COMPRESSION_LEVEL=9
+	fi
         if type -p xz > /dev/null 2>&1
         then
                 COMPRESSION_PROGRAM="| xz -$COMPRESSION_LEVEL"