diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index eb521c9ac6e9e69ff62ed3aa8a0c3bbb35cb655e..4551d0ed894df32cb71f898a0cc1963a2d40433c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-06-02  Per Cederqvist  <ceder@ingate.com>
+
+	Don't start work when requested to stop.
+	* backup-repeatedly: Check for the "finish" and "stop" files
+	after sleeping.
+
 2008-06-02  Per Cederqvist  <ceder@shafan.lysator.liu.se>
 
 	Facilitate moving stuff between partitions.
diff --git a/backup-repeatedly b/backup-repeatedly
index fc16a71e047ab3c5d62c18eede22c48cffcf6e29..91228aa2b1bbed7b7fd73fc0c0fa5f257e0f67d6 100755
--- a/backup-repeatedly
+++ b/backup-repeatedly
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ do
       echo 'Not sleeping: no --start-time specified'
   fi
 
+  [ -f /opt/LYSrdiff/etc/finish ] && break
+
   ctr=`expr $ctr + 1`
 
   touch $LASTSTART