diff --git a/main.inc.sh b/main.inc.sh
index 17db659..78a524e 100755
--- a/main.inc.sh
+++ b/main.inc.sh
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ tar_dir() {
         sort=""
     fi
     log $DEBUG "$DBG > tar -c -z --warning=\"no-file-ignored\" --numeric-owner --one-file-system $sort --exclude \"@eaDir\" -C \"$root\" \"$dir\" | gpg --batch -c --passphrase xxxx -o \"$archive\""
-    tar -c -z--warning="no-file-ignored" --numeric-owner --one-file-system $sort --exclude "@eaDir" -C "$root" "$dir" 2>>$LOG_FILE  | gpg --batch -c --passphrase $PASSPHRASE -o "$archive" 2>>$LOG_FILE 
+    tar -c -z --warning="no-file-ignored" --numeric-owner --one-file-system $sort --exclude "@eaDir" -C "$root" "$dir" 2>>$LOG_FILE  | gpg --batch -c --passphrase $PASSPHRASE -o "$archive" 2>>$LOG_FILE 
     check_pipe_rc ${PIPESTATUS[@]}
     return $?
 }
diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index c469726..7da960b 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # entrypoint for all actions
 #
 
-# 2.3.5.  20.12.2025 - fix not only logging but tar command itself
+# 2.3.6   21.12.2025 - another fix for the tar command
+# 2.3.5   20.12.2025 - fix not only logging but tar command itself
 # 2.3.4   19.12.2025 - fix tar param: --warning="no-file-ignored"
 # 2.3.3   18.12.2025 - smtp-relay läuft durch, dadurch ändern sich ggf. Dateien im Container, was
 #                      zu Fehlern beim tar führt. Deshalb wird das Verzeichnis
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 # 2.1.7   29.04.2025 - 1. Schritt zur Umstellung auf podman
 # 2.1.6   29.04.2025 - weekly backup Sa->SO
 
-VER="2.3.5"
+VER="2.3.6"
 
 HERE=$(dirname "$0")
 THIS_SCRIPT=$0