diff --git a/mongodb_backup.sh b/mongodb_backup.sh
index f8b7669..dc55977 100755
--- a/mongodb_backup.sh
+++ b/mongodb_backup.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 rotate=15
 rdir=${1:-/root/backups/mongodb}
 dir=${rdir}/$(date "+%Y.%m.%d")
+ status_file=/var/run/zabbix/backup_mongodb.status
 error=0
 mkdir  -p $dir
 cd $dir
@@ -14,5 +15,6 @@ error=$?
 if [ $error -eq 0 ] ; then
    find $rdir  -maxdepth 1 -type d -mtime +${rotate} -exec rm -fr {} \;
 fi
+test -d ${status_file%/*} && echo $error > $status_file
 exit $error