diff --git a/bitwardenBackup.ps1 b/bitwardenBackup.ps1
index 6989a46..2bb0c83 100644
--- a/bitwardenBackup.ps1
+++ b/bitwardenBackup.ps1
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ param (
 
 # Verbose output
 if ($verbose) {
-    $oldverbose = $VerbosePreference
     $VerbosePreference = "continue"
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +41,8 @@ if ($($compareObjects | measure).count -gt 0) {
 }
 
 # get the date/time for the back filename
-$dateTime = get-date -format ("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss")
+$dateTime = Get-Date -format ("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss")
+# set the binaries path, do not rely on the path variables as they are not hashed
 $bw = "$PSScriptRoot\lib\bw.exe"
 $gpg = "$PSScriptRoot\lib\gpg\bin\gpg.exe"
 $sdelete = "$PSScriptRoot\lib\sdelete.exe"