diff --git a/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync b/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync
index 6c6c6c9..549e581 100644
--- a/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync
+++ b/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
 # load config file
 if [ -f $conf ]; then
+    echo "Reading configuration $conf"
     source $conf
 else
     mkdir -p $(dirname $conf)
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ EOF
     usage 0
 fi
 
+if [[ $source == "" ]]; then
+    echo "source is empty, switching to local mode."
+    ssh=
+    echo -e "Configuration:\n\ttarget=$target\n\ttag=$tag\n\tsubvol_source=$subvol_source\n\tsnapshot_filter=$snapshot_filter\n"
+else
+    echo -e "Configuration:\n\ttarget=$target\n\tsource=$source\n\ttag=$tag\n\tsubvol_source=$subvol_source\n\tsnapshot_filter=$snapshot_filter\n"
+fi
+
 # query source datasets/subvols to replicate
 IFS=$'\n'
 for zvol in $($ssh $source "zfs get -H -o name,value,source -t filesystem,volume $tag"); do