diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 5ded6e6..e8f1c9c 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -33,30 +33,6 @@ MIRROR_PERMS="compression,receive,create,mount,mountpoint,readonly,jailed"
 
 SEND_DATASETS=""
 SNAPSHOT_DATASETS=""
-while read dataset dataset_options; do
-    case $dataset in
-        \#*) continue;;
-    esac
-
-    snapshot_dataset="yes"
-    send_dataset="yes"
-    for option in $dataset_options; do
-        debug "Processing option $option."
-        case $option in 
-            "nosnap"*    ) snapshot_dataset=""                    ;;
-            "nosend"*    ) send_dataset=""                        ;;
-            "remotezfs="*) remotezfs=`echo $option|cut -d'=' -f2` ;
-                            dataset="$dataset:$remotezfs"          ;;
-        esac
-    done
-
-    if [ $send_dataset ]; then
-        SEND_DATASETS="$SEND_DATASETS $dataset"
-    fi
-    if [ $snapshot_dataset ]; then
-        SNAPSHOT_DATASETS="$SNAPSHOT_DATASETS $dataset"
-    fi
-done < datasets.txt
 
 debug()
 {
@@ -65,6 +41,34 @@ debug()
     fi
 }
 
+populate_datasets()
+{
+    while read dataset dataset_options; do
+        case $dataset in
+            \#*) continue;;
+        esac
+
+        snapshot_dataset="yes"
+        send_dataset="yes"
+        for option in $dataset_options; do
+            debug "Processing option $option."
+            case $option in 
+                "nosnap"*    ) snapshot_dataset=""                    ;;
+                "nosend"*    ) send_dataset=""                        ;;
+                "remotezfs="*) remotezfs=`echo $option|cut -d'=' -f2` ;
+                                dataset="$dataset:$remotezfs"          ;;
+            esac
+        done
+
+        if [ $send_dataset ]; then
+            SEND_DATASETS="$SEND_DATASETS $dataset"
+        fi
+        if [ $snapshot_dataset ]; then
+            SNAPSHOT_DATASETS="$SNAPSHOT_DATASETS $dataset"
+        fi
+    done < datasets.txt
+}
+
 list_datasets()
 {
     for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
@@ -258,6 +262,8 @@ done
 
 tail -n +2 $nodes_file|grep -v '^#' > sendnodes.tmp
 
+populate_datasets
+
 ### Command
 case "$1" in
     list) list_datasets ;;