diff --git a/backup.py b/backup.py
index 6e2a3555a6887e22098a9486581675b82a10f367..bf5ceb541158e2d6d8e0054eabf84c21eef2a044 100755
--- a/backup.py
+++ b/backup.py
@@ -136,5 +136,12 @@ for image_key in images:
     if args.verbose:
         print '#============================================================'
 
+# show borgbackup info
+if args.verbose:
+    try:
+        print functions.borgbackup_info()
+    except Exception as ex:
+        print ex
+
 # disconnect form 3PAR
 _3par.logout()
diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index d6ba10e5474e230ab0f30562c79bbe0a9050276c..2f7611f03cea9deeea1f93a2e5d1fefb789633aa 100644
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import subprocess
+import config
+
+
 def bool_arg(string):
     if string != True and string != '1' and string != 'YES':
         return False
@@ -122,3 +126,10 @@ def filter_images(all_images, datastores, args):
         return images
 
     return all_images
+
+
+def borgbackup_info():
+    try:
+        return subprocess.check_output('borg info %s' % (config.BACKUP_REPO), shell=True)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+        raise Exception('Can not issue borg info command on repo %s!' % (config.BACKUP_REPO), ex)
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