diff --git a/restic-backup.conf b/restic-backup.conf
index 9c00db6..65ae75f 100644
--- a/restic-backup.conf
+++ b/restic-backup.conf
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ NICE_LEVEL="19"
 # IOnice class (1=real-time, 2=best-effort, 3=idle)
 IONICE_CLASS="3"
 
-# Limit the number of concurrent file-reading threads (I/O). Leave blank to disable.
-LIMIT_THREADS=""
-
 # Limit the upload speed in KiB/s (e.g., 5000 for ~5MB/s). Leave blank to disable.
 LIMIT_UPLOAD=""
 
@@ -61,6 +58,10 @@ GOMAXPROCS_LIMIT=""
 # Limit the number of concurrent SFTP connections (e.g., 5). Leave blank for default.
 SFTP_CONNECTIONS=""
 
+# Limit how many files are read at the same time during a backup (e.g., 2).
+# This is the --read-concurrency flag. Leave blank for default.
+READ_CONCURRENCY=""
+
 # --- Logging ---
 LOG_FILE="/var/log/restic-backup.log"
 LOG_LEVEL="1" # 0=quiet, 1=normal, 2=verbose, 3=very verbose
diff --git a/restic-backup.sh b/restic-backup.sh
index e33096a..bdc7d76 100644
--- a/restic-backup.sh
+++ b/restic-backup.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # =================================================================
-#         Restic Backup Script v0.34 - 2025.09.27
+#         Restic Backup Script v0.35 - 2025.09.28
 # =================================================================
 
 set -euo pipefail
 umask 077
 
 # --- Script Constants ---
-SCRIPT_VERSION="0.34"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="0.35"
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
 CONFIG_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/restic-backup.conf"
 LOCK_FILE="/tmp/restic-backup.lock"
@@ -298,15 +298,13 @@ handle_crash() {
 
 build_backup_command() {
     local cmd=(restic)
-    [ "${LOG_LEVEL:-1}" -le 0 ] && cmd+=(--quiet)
-    [ "${LOG_LEVEL:-1}" -ge 2 ] && cmd+=(--verbose)
-    [ "${LOG_LEVEL:-1}" -ge 3 ] && cmd+=(--verbose)
+    cmd+=($(get_verbosity_flags))
     if [ -n "${SFTP_CONNECTIONS:-}" ]; then
         cmd+=(-o "sftp.connections=${SFTP_CONNECTIONS}")
     fi
-    cmd+=(backup)
-    [ -n "${LIMIT_THREADS:-}" ] && cmd+=(--limit-threads "${LIMIT_THREADS}")
     [ -n "${LIMIT_UPLOAD:-}" ] && cmd+=(--limit-upload "${LIMIT_UPLOAD}")
+    cmd+=(backup)
+    [ -n "${READ_CONCURRENCY:-}" ] && cmd+=(--read-concurrency "${READ_CONCURRENCY}")
     [ -n "${BACKUP_TAG:-}" ] && cmd+=(--tag "$BACKUP_TAG")
     [ -n "${COMPRESSION:-}" ] && cmd+=(--compression "$COMPRESSION")
     [ -n "${PACK_SIZE:-}" ] && cmd+=(--pack-size "$PACK_SIZE")
@@ -1021,6 +1019,19 @@ run_uninstall_scheduler() {
     fi
 }
 
+get_verbosity_flags() {
+    local effective_log_level="${LOG_LEVEL:-1}"
+    if [[ "${VERBOSE_MODE}" == "true" ]]; then
+        effective_log_level=2 # Force verbose level 2 when --verbose is used
+    fi
+    local flags=()
+    [ "$effective_log_level" -le 0 ] && flags+=(--quiet)
+    [ "$effective_log_level" -ge 2 ] && flags+=(--verbose)
+    [ "$effective_log_level" -ge 3 ] && flags+=(--verbose)
+    
+    echo "${flags[@]}"
+}
+
 # =================================================================
 # MAIN OPERATIONS
 # =================================================================
@@ -1120,7 +1131,9 @@ run_backup() {
 run_forget() {
     echo -e "${C_BOLD}--- Cleaning Old Snapshots ---${C_RESET}"
     log_message "Running retention policy"
-    local forget_cmd=(restic forget)
+    local forget_cmd=(restic)
+    forget_cmd+=($(get_verbosity_flags))
+    forget_cmd+=(forget)
     [ -n "${KEEP_LAST:-}" ] && forget_cmd+=(--keep-last "$KEEP_LAST")
     [ -n "${KEEP_DAILY:-}" ] && forget_cmd+=(--keep-daily "$KEEP_DAILY")
     [ -n "${KEEP_WEEKLY:-}" ] && forget_cmd+=(--keep-weekly "$KEEP_WEEKLY")
diff --git a/restic-backup.sh.sha256 b/restic-backup.sh.sha256
index 2f1b88d..794ab48 100644
--- a/restic-backup.sh.sha256
+++ b/restic-backup.sh.sha256
@@ -1 +1 @@
-76b6f327716705777a04e4fe784fcdc5b9f125dcc302753aa08d871c28254435  restic-backup.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+c81e8a05b96574f64acccf3860163e5b15e27d1c264c8ef0d6f98caf80f81af7  restic-backup.sh
\ No newline at end of file