diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index c23e074..f6ab24b 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ debug()
 run_send_recv()
 {
     ssh_cmd="ssh $SSH_SEND_OPTS -o port=$port $user@$addr"
+    pv_cmd="pv -qL ${speed:-$DEFAULT_SPEED}"
     if [ $ZB_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
         echo "$send_cmd | $pv_cmd | $ssh_cmd $recv_cmd"
     else
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ send_latest()
             debug "Processing $dset (remote $rset)."
             snap1=`get_latest_snapshot $dset`
             send_cmd="zfs send $ZFS_SEND_OPTS $dset@$snap1"
-            pv_cmd="pv -qL ${speed:-$DEFAULT_SPEED}"
             recv_cmd="zfs recv $ZFS_RECV_OPTS $zroot$rset"
             run_send_recv
         done
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ send_increment()
             snap1=`get_latest_snapshot`
             snap0=`get_latest_remote_snapshot`
             send_cmd="zfs send $ZFS_SEND_OPTS -i $dset@$snap0 $dset@$snap1"
-            pv_cmd="pv -qL ${speed:-$DEFAULT_SPEED}"
             recv_cmd="zfs recv $ZFS_RECV_OPTS $zroot$rset"
             run_send_recv
         done