diff --git a/pkg/backy/backy.go b/pkg/backy/backy.go
index a513ab5..54661c2 100644
--- a/pkg/backy/backy.go
+++ b/pkg/backy/backy.go
@@ -391,12 +391,11 @@ func (command *Command) RunCmd(cmdCtxLogger zerolog.Logger, opts *ConfigOpts) ([
 // cmdListWorker
 func cmdListWorker(msgTemps *msgTemplates, jobs <-chan *CmdList, results chan<- string, opts *ConfigOpts) {
 	// iterate over list to run
+	res := CmdListResults{}
 	for list := range jobs {
-		res := CmdListResults{}
 		fieldsMap := make(map[string]interface{})
 		fieldsMap["list"] = list.Name
-
-		cmdLog := opts.Logger.Info()
+		var cmdLogger zerolog.Logger
 
 		var count int                // count of how many commands have been executed
 		var cmdsRan []string         // store the commands that have been executed
@@ -408,17 +407,9 @@ func cmdListWorker(msgTemps *msgTemplates, jobs <-chan *CmdList, results chan<-
 
 			fieldsMap["cmd"] = opts.Cmds[cmd].Name
 			cmdToRun := opts.Cmds[cmd]
-			cmdLog.Fields(fieldsMap).Send()
 
-			cmdLogger := opts.Logger.With().
-				Str("backy-cmd", cmd).Str("Host", "local machine").
-				Logger()
-
-			if cmdToRun.Host != nil {
-				cmdLogger = opts.Logger.With().
-					Str("backy-cmd", cmd).Str("Host", *cmdToRun.Host).
-					Logger()
-			}
+			cmdLogger = cmdToRun.generateLogger(opts)
+			cmdLogger.Info().Fields(fieldsMap).Send()
 
 			outputArr, runOutErr := cmdToRun.RunCmd(cmdLogger, opts)
 
@@ -456,17 +447,17 @@ func cmdListWorker(msgTemps *msgTemplates, jobs <-chan *CmdList, results chan<-
 					tmpErr := msgTemps.err.Execute(&errMsg, errStruct)
 
 					if tmpErr != nil {
-						opts.Logger.Err(tmpErr).Send()
+						cmdLogger.Err(tmpErr).Send()
 					}
 
 					notifySendErr := list.NotifyConfig.Send(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("List %s failed", list.Name), errMsg.String())
 
 					if notifySendErr != nil {
-						opts.Logger.Err(notifySendErr).Send()
+						cmdLogger.Err(notifySendErr).Send()
 					}
 				}
 
-				opts.Logger.Err(runOutErr).Send()
+				cmdLogger.Err(runOutErr).Send()
 
 				break
 			} else {
@@ -489,14 +480,14 @@ func cmdListWorker(msgTemps *msgTemplates, jobs <-chan *CmdList, results chan<-
 						tmpErr := msgTemps.success.Execute(&successMsg, successStruct)
 
 						if tmpErr != nil {
-							opts.Logger.Err(tmpErr).Send()
+							cmdLogger.Err(tmpErr).Send()
 							break
 						}
 
 						err := list.NotifyConfig.Send(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("List %s succeeded", list.Name), successMsg.String())
 
 						if err != nil {
-							opts.Logger.Err(err).Send()
+							cmdLogger.Err(err).Send()
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -538,7 +529,7 @@ func (opts *ConfigOpts) RunListConfig(cron string) {
 	}
 	close(listChan)
 
-	for a := 0; a <= configListsLen; a++ {
+	for a := 1; a <= configListsLen; a++ {
 		l := <-results
 
 		opts.Logger.Debug().Msg(l)
@@ -546,11 +537,15 @@ func (opts *ConfigOpts) RunListConfig(cron string) {
 		if l != "" {
 			// execute error hooks
 			opts.Logger.Debug().Msg("hooks are working")
+			opts.Cmds[l].ExecuteHooks("error", opts)
 		} else {
 			// execute success hooks
+			opts.Cmds[l].ExecuteHooks("success", opts)
 
 		}
+
 		// execute final hooks
+		opts.Cmds[l].ExecuteHooks("final", opts)
 
 	}
 
@@ -560,20 +555,18 @@ func (opts *ConfigOpts) RunListConfig(cron string) {
 func (config *ConfigOpts) ExecuteCmds(opts *ConfigOpts) {
 	for _, cmd := range opts.executeCmds {
 		cmdToRun := opts.Cmds[cmd]
-		cmdLogger := opts.Logger.With().
-			Str("backy-cmd", cmd).
-			Logger()
+		cmdLogger := cmdToRun.generateLogger(opts)
 		_, runErr := cmdToRun.RunCmd(cmdLogger, opts)
 		if runErr != nil {
 			opts.Logger.Err(runErr).Send()
 
-			ExecuteHooks(*cmdToRun, "error", opts)
+			cmdToRun.ExecuteHooks("error", opts)
 		} else {
 
-			ExecuteHooks(*cmdToRun, "success", opts)
+			cmdToRun.ExecuteHooks("success", opts)
 		}
 
-		ExecuteHooks(*cmdToRun, "final", opts)
+		cmdToRun.ExecuteHooks("final", opts)
 	}
 
 	opts.closeHostConnections()
@@ -617,7 +610,7 @@ func (c *ConfigOpts) closeHostConnections() {
 	}
 }
 
-func ExecuteHooks(cmd Command, hookType string, opts *ConfigOpts) {
+func (cmd *Command) ExecuteHooks(hookType string, opts *ConfigOpts) {
 	switch hookType {
 	case "error":
 		for _, v := range cmd.Hooks.Error {
@@ -628,5 +621,35 @@ func ExecuteHooks(cmd Command, hookType string, opts *ConfigOpts) {
 			errCmd.RunCmd(cmdLogger, opts)
 		}
 
+	case "success":
+		for _, v := range cmd.Hooks.Success {
+			successCmd := opts.Cmds[v]
+			cmdLogger := opts.Logger.With().
+				Str("backy-cmd", v).
+				Logger()
+			successCmd.RunCmd(cmdLogger, opts)
+		}
+	case "final":
+		for _, v := range cmd.Hooks.Final {
+			finalCmd := opts.Cmds[v]
+			cmdLogger := opts.Logger.With().
+				Str("backy-cmd", v).
+				Logger()
+			finalCmd.RunCmd(cmdLogger, opts)
+		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (cmd *Command) generateLogger(opts *ConfigOpts) zerolog.Logger {
+	cmdLogger := opts.Logger.With().
+		Str("backy-cmd", cmd.Name).Str("Host", "local machine").
+		Logger()
+
+	if cmd.Host != nil {
+		cmdLogger = opts.Logger.With().
+			Str("backy-cmd", cmd.Name).Str("Host", *cmd.Host).
+			Logger()
+
+	}
+	return cmdLogger
+}
diff --git a/pkg/backy/config.go b/pkg/backy/config.go
index 439a76e..5f0d9df 100644
--- a/pkg/backy/config.go
+++ b/pkg/backy/config.go
@@ -298,12 +298,14 @@ func ReadConfig(opts *ConfigOpts) *ConfigOpts {
 
 	// process commands
 	if err := processCmds(opts); err != nil {
-		log.Panic().Err(err).Send()
+		logging.ExitWithMSG(err.Error(), 1, &opts.Logger)
 	}
 
-	for l := range opts.CmdConfigLists {
-		if !contains(opts.executeLists, l) {
-			delete(opts.CmdConfigLists, l)
+	if len(opts.executeLists) > 0 {
+		for l := range opts.CmdConfigLists {
+			if !contains(opts.executeLists, l) {
+				delete(opts.CmdConfigLists, l)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -447,9 +449,6 @@ func GetVaultKey(str string, opts *ConfigOpts, log zerolog.Logger) string {
 func processCmds(opts *ConfigOpts) error {
 	// process commands
 	for cmdName, cmd := range opts.Cmds {
-		cmd.hookRefs = map[string]map[string]*Command{}
-		cmd.hookRefs["error"] = map[string]*Command{}
-		cmd.hookRefs["success"] = map[string]*Command{}
 
 		if cmd.Name == "" {
 			cmd.Name = cmdName
@@ -458,19 +457,19 @@ func processCmds(opts *ConfigOpts) error {
 		hooks := cmd.Hooks
 		// resolve hooks
 		if hooks != nil {
-			opts.Logger.Debug().Msg("Hooks found")
 
-			errHook, hookRefs, processHookErr := processHooks(hooks.Error, opts.Cmds, "error")
-			if !processHookErr {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error in command %s hook list: hook command %s not found", cmd.Name, errHook)
+			processHookSuccess := processHooks(cmd, hooks.Error, opts, "error")
+			if processHookSuccess != nil {
+				return processHookSuccess
 			}
-			cmd.hookRefs["error"] = hookRefs
-
-			successHook, SuccessHookRefs, processHookSuccess := processHooks(hooks.Error, opts.Cmds, "error")
-			if !processHookSuccess {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error in command %s hook list: hook command %s not found", cmd.Name, successHook)
+			processHookSuccess = processHooks(cmd, hooks.Success, opts, "success")
+			if processHookSuccess != nil {
+				return processHookSuccess
+			}
+			processHookSuccess = processHooks(cmd, hooks.Final, opts, "final")
+			if processHookSuccess != nil {
+				return processHookSuccess
 			}
-			cmd.hookRefs["success"] = SuccessHookRefs
 		}
 
 		// resolve hosts
@@ -503,34 +502,31 @@ func processCmds(opts *ConfigOpts) error {
 //
 // Returns the following:
 //
-//  1. command string
-//  2. each hook type's command map
-//  2. a bool which determines if the command is valid
-func processHooks(hooks []string, cmds map[string]*Command, hookType string) (hook string, hookRefs map[string]*Command, hookCmdFound bool) {
-	// fmt.Printf("%v\n", hooks)
-	// for _, v := range cmds {
+//	An error, if any, if the command is not found
+func processHooks(cmd *Command, hooks []string, opts *ConfigOpts, hookType string) error {
 
-	// 	fmt.Printf("CmdName=%v\n", v.Name)
-	// 	fmt.Printf("Cmd=%v\n", v.Cmd)
-	// }
 	// initialize hook type
-	hookRefs = make(map[string]*Command)
-	// hookRefs[hookType] = map[string]*Command{}
-	for _, hook = range hooks {
+	var hookCmdFound bool
+	cmd.hookRefs = map[string]map[string]*Command{}
+	cmd.hookRefs[hookType] = map[string]*Command{}
+
+	for _, hook := range hooks {
+
 		var hookCmd *Command
 		// TODO: match by Command.Name
 
-		hookCmd, hookCmdFound = cmds[hook]
+		hookCmd, hookCmdFound = opts.Cmds[hook]
 
 		if !hookCmdFound {
-			return
+			return fmt.Errorf("error in command %s hook %s list: command %s not found", cmd.Name, hookType, hook)
 		}
-		hookRefs[hook] = hookCmd
+
+		cmd.hookRefs[hookType][hook] = hookCmd
 
 		// Recursive, decide if this is good
 		// if hookCmd.hookRefs == nil {
 		// }
 		// hookRef[hookType][h] = hookCmd
 	}
-	return
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/backy/types.go b/pkg/backy/types.go
index 7032e1b..6f09622 100644
--- a/pkg/backy/types.go
+++ b/pkg/backy/types.go
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	Hooks struct {
-		Error        []string `yaml:"error,omitempty"`
-		SuccessHooks []string `yaml:"success,omitempty"`
-		FinalHooks   []string `yaml:"final,omitempty"`
+		Error   []string `yaml:"error,omitempty"`
+		Success []string `yaml:"success,omitempty"`
+		Final   []string `yaml:"final,omitempty"`
 	}
 
 	CmdListResults struct {