diff --git a/borg.backup.functions.check.sh b/borg.backup.functions.check.sh
index b419d30..07d4a57 100644
--- a/borg.backup.functions.check.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.functions.check.sh
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ if [ ${RUN_CHECK} -eq 1 ]; then
 	fi;
 	# debug/dryrun
 	if [ ${DEBUG} -eq 1 ] || [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo "export BORG_BASE_DIR=\"${BASE_FOLDER}\";${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${OPT_CHECK_VERIFY_DATA} ${OPT_GLOB} ${REPOSITORY}";
+		echo "export BORG_BASE_DIR=\"${BASE_FOLDER}\";${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_REMOTE} ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${OPT_CHECK_VERIFY_DATA} ${OPT_GLOB} ${REPOSITORY}";
 	fi;
 	# run info command if not a dry drun
 	if [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 0 ]; then
 		# if glob add glob command directly
 		if [[ "${CHECK_PREFIX}" =~ $REGEX_GLOB ]]; then
-		${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${OPT_CHECK_VERIFY_DATA} -a "${CHECK_PREFIX}" ${REPOSITORY};
+		${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_REMOTE} ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${OPT_CHECK_VERIFY_DATA} -a "${CHECK_PREFIX}" ${REPOSITORY};
 		else
-			${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${OPT_CHECK_VERIFY_DATA} ${OPT_GLOB} ${REPOSITORY};
+			${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_REMOTE} ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${OPT_CHECK_VERIFY_DATA} ${OPT_GLOB} ${REPOSITORY};
 		fi;
 	fi;
 	# print additional info for use --repair command
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if [ ${RUN_CHECK} -eq 1 ]; then
 	if [ ${VERBOSE} -eq 1 ] && [ ${CHECK} -eq 1 ]; then
 		echo "";
 		echo "In case of needed repair: "
-		echo "export BORG_BASE_DIR=\"${BASE_FOLDER}\";${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_PROGRESS} --repair ${OPT_GLOB} ${REPOSITORY}";
+		echo "export BORG_BASE_DIR=\"${BASE_FOLDER}\";${BORG_COMMAND} check ${OPT_REMOTE} ${OPT_PROGRESS} --repair ${OPT_GLOB} ${REPOSITORY}";
 		echo "Before running repair, a copy from the backup should be made because repair might damage a backup"
 	fi;
 fi;
diff --git a/borg.backup.functions.compact.sh b/borg.backup.functions.compact.sh
index 338c546..565055d 100644
--- a/borg.backup.functions.compact.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.functions.compact.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if [ $(version $BORG_VERSION) -ge $(version "1.2.0") ]; then
 		# reset to normal IFS, so command works here
 		IFS=${_IFS};
 		printf "${PRINTF_SUB_BLOCK}" "COMPACT" "$(date +'%F %T')" "${MODULE}";
-		BORG_COMPACT="${BORG_COMMAND} compact -v ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${REPOSITORY}";
+		BORG_COMPACT="${BORG_COMMAND} compact ${OPT_REMOTE} -v ${OPT_PROGRESS} ${REPOSITORY}";
 		if [ ${DEBUG} -eq 1 ]; then
 				echo "${BORG_COMPACT}";
 		fi;
diff --git a/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh b/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh
index dfb8e7b..594adf7 100644
--- a/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh
@@ -434,10 +434,10 @@ if [ ! -z "${DELETE_ONE_TIME_TAG}" ]; then
 	# not that compact only works on borg 1.2
 	if [ $(version $BORG_VERSION) -ge $(version "1.2.0") ]; then
 		if [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 0 ]; then
-			${BORG_COMMAND} compact ${REPOSITORY};
+			${BORG_COMMAND} compact ${OPT_REMOTE} ${REPOSITORY};
 		fi;
 		if [ ${DEBUG} -eq 1 ]; then
-			echo "${BORG_COMMAND} compact ${REPOSITORY}";
+			echo "${BORG_COMMAND} compact ${OPT_REMOTE} ${REPOSITORY}";
 		fi;
 	fi;
 	. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh";