diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 540405e..9ab5cd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The logged information can also be forwarded to secured logging servers using st
    apt-get install libtoolize libtool autopoint pkg-config make gcc
    zypper install libtool gettext-tools pkg-config make gcc autoconf automake
    ```
- * Patch an install custom "script" implementation
+ * Patch and install custom "script" implementation
  
    ```bash
    cd helpers/
diff --git a/helpers/auditshell b/helpers/auditshell
index 9c13d17..80698da 100755
--- a/helpers/auditshell
+++ b/helpers/auditshell
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 IDENT="`date --date="today" "+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"`.`whoami`.$$"
 
+
+# This is a file transfer, no audit shell neccessary
+if (echo "$@"|egrep -q ".*scp.*");then
+ exec /bin/sh "$@"
+fi
+
 TYPESCRIPT="auditshell.typescript.${IDENT}"
 TIMING="auditshell.timing.${IDENT}"
 
@@ -16,6 +22,11 @@ cat <<EOF
    
 
 NOTE: This shell session will be recorded                                                         
+
+AUDIT KEY: $IDENT
+
 EOF
 
-exec /usr/local/bin/script -d -f -q -t 5 5> >(logger -t $TYPESCRIPT)  2> >(logger -t $TIMING)
+exec /usr/local/bin/script -d -e -f -q -t 5 \
+        5> >(base64|logger -t $TYPESCRIPT)  \
+        2> >(base64|logger -t $TIMING)
diff --git a/helpers/auditshell_create_sessionfiles b/helpers/auditshell_create_sessionfiles
index 2d1126c..bf23113 100755
--- a/helpers/auditshell_create_sessionfiles
+++ b/helpers/auditshell_create_sessionfiles
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ if ( (!defined $file) || (!defined $file) ){
    exit(1);
 }
 
+chdir($dir);
+
+unless(chdir($dir))
+{
+   die "Error: Can't change directory!: $!";
+}
+
 open( INFILE, "<$file" ) || die "input-file '$file' could not be opened";
 
 my $fdcache = {};
@@ -25,10 +32,10 @@ while (my $zeile = <INFILE>) {
 
       if ( !exists $fdcache->{$ident}){
          $fdcache->{$ident} = {};
-         print "Open $ident.typescript\n";
-         $fdcache->{$ident}->{typescript} = FileHandle->new("> $ident.typescript");
-         print "Open $ident.timing\n";
-         $fdcache->{$ident}->{timing} = FileHandle->new("> $ident.timing");
+         print "Create $ident.typescript.base64\n";
+         $fdcache->{$ident}->{typescript} = FileHandle->new("> $ident.typescript.base64");
+         print "Create $ident.timing.base64\n";
+         $fdcache->{$ident}->{timing} = FileHandle->new("> $ident.timing.base64");
       }
 
       my $fd = $fdcache->{$ident}->{$type};
@@ -41,4 +48,10 @@ close(INFILE);
 foreach my $ident(keys %{$fdcache}){
    close $fdcache->{$ident}->{typescript};
    close $fdcache->{$ident}->{timing};
+   system("base64 -d $ident.typescript.base64 |gzip -c > $ident.typescript.gz");
+   system("base64 -d $ident.timing.base64 |gzip -c > $ident.timing.gz");
+   unlink("$ident.timing.base64");
+   unlink("$ident.typescript.base64");
+   print "removed $ident.typescript.base64, created $ident.typescript.gz\n";
+   print "removed $ident.timing.base64, created $ident.timing.gz\n";
 }