diff --git a/stdm/composer/composer_wrapper.py b/stdm/composer/composer_wrapper.py
index 8508766b..deb93f39 100755
--- a/stdm/composer/composer_wrapper.py
+++ b/stdm/composer/composer_wrapper.py
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ def _configure_data_controls(self, composer_data_source):
                 # Use composer item id since the uuid is stripped off
                 composerItem = self.composition().itemById(composerId)
 
-
                 if composerItem is not None:
                     compFieldSelector = ComposerFieldSelector(self, composerItem, self.mainWindow())
                     compFieldSelector.selectFieldName(composer_data_source.dataFieldName(composerId))
diff --git a/stdm/scripts/dbbackup.bat b/stdm/scripts/dbbackup.bat
index 213cf380..48f6d1d3 100644
--- a/stdm/scripts/dbbackup.bat
+++ b/stdm/scripts/dbbackup.bat
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@
    set PGPASSWORD=%5
    set BACKUP_FOLDER=%6
    set PG_BASE_FOLDER=%7
+   set BACKUP_FILENAME=%8
 
    REM set log_file=%BACKUP_FOLDER%\backit.log
 
-   set BACKUP_FILE="%BACKUP_FOLDER%\%DATABASE_NAME%_%datestr%.backup"
-   echo backup file name is %BACKUP_FILE%
+   REM set BACKUP_FILE="%BACKUP_FOLDER%\%DATABASE_NAME%_%datestr%.backup"
+   echo backup file name is %BACKUP_FILENAME%
    echo on
 
    REM PAUSE
 
-   %PG_BASE_FOLDER% -h %PG_SERVER% -p %PG_PORT% -U %PG_USER% -F c -b -v -f %BACKUP_FILE% %DATABASE_NAME%
+   %PG_BASE_FOLDER% -h %PG_SERVER% -p %PG_PORT% -U %PG_USER% -F c -b -v -f %BACKUP_FILENAME% %DATABASE_NAME%
 
    timeout /t 3
 
diff --git a/stdm/ui/db_profile_backup.py b/stdm/ui/db_profile_backup.py
index 04bb35b4..72e689dd 100644
--- a/stdm/ui/db_profile_backup.py
+++ b/stdm/ui/db_profile_backup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import (
         Qt,
         QDir,
-        QDateTime
+        QDateTime,
+        QCoreApplication
 )
 
 from qgis.gui import QgsGui
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ def __init__(self, iface):
         self.db_conn = self.db_config.read()  # DatabaseConnection
         self.txtDBName.setText(self.db_conn.Database)
         self.txtAdmin.setText('postgres')
+        self.lblStatus.setText('')
 
         self.config_templates = []
 
@@ -170,8 +172,6 @@ def _profile_templates(self, profile: Profile) ->list[QTreeWidgetItem]:
                 self.config_templates.append(filepath)
         return template_items
 
-    # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
     def backup_folder_clicked(self):
         self._set_selected_directory(self.edtBackupFolder, 
                 self.tr('Configuration file and DB backup folder')
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ def do_backup(self):
         db_name = self.db_conn.Database
         db_backup_filename = self._make_backup_filename(db_name)
 
+        self.lblStatus.setText('Backup started, please wait...')
+        QCoreApplication.processEvents()
+
         path_sep = "/"
         backup_folder = f"{self.edtBackupFolder.text()}"
         db_backup_filepath =f"{backup_folder}{path_sep}{db_backup_filename}"
@@ -261,6 +264,8 @@ def do_backup(self):
             if self.compress_backup(db_name, backup_folder, compressed_files):
                 self._remove_compressed_files(compressed_files)
         
+        self.lblStatus.setText('Backup completed.')
+        
         msg_box = QMessageBox()
         msg_box.setIcon(QMessageBox.Information)
         msg_box.setText(self.tr('Backup completed successfully.'))
@@ -307,7 +312,6 @@ def backup_database(self, db_conn: DatabaseConnection, user: str,
         if backup_util == "":
             return False
 
-
         script_file = "/scripts/dbbackup.bat"
         script_filepath = f"{PLUGIN_DIR}{script_file}"
         backup_folder = f"{self.edtBackupFolder.text()}"
@@ -315,7 +319,8 @@ def backup_database(self, db_conn: DatabaseConnection, user: str,
         startup_info = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
         startup_info.dwFlags |=subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
         process = subprocess.Popen([script_filepath, db_conn.Database, 
-            db_conn.Host, str(db_conn.Port), user, password, backup_folder, backup_util], startupinfo=startup_info)
+            db_conn.Host, str(db_conn.Port), user, password, backup_folder, backup_util,
+            backup_filepath], startupinfo=startup_info)
 
         stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
         process.wait()
diff --git a/stdm/ui/ui_db_profile_backup.ui b/stdm/ui/ui_db_profile_backup.ui
index 8b0110f0..e2db6654 100644
--- a/stdm/ui/ui_db_profile_backup.ui
+++ b/stdm/ui/ui_db_profile_backup.ui
@@ -156,6 +156,19 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStatus">
+       <property name="font">
+        <font>
+         <weight>75</weight>
+         <bold>true</bold>
+        </font>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>TextLabel</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
        <property name="orientation">