diff -Nru backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/config.py backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/config.py
--- backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/config.py	2013-12-13 18:27:42.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/config.py	2013-12-21 12:40:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 class Config( configfile.ConfigFileWithProfiles ):
     APP_NAME = 'Back In Time'
-    VERSION = '1.0.32'
+    VERSION = '1.0.34'
     COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright (c) 2008-2013 Oprea Dan, Bart de Koning, Richard Bailey, Germar Reitze'
     CONFIG_VERSION = 5
 
diff -Nru backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/debian/changelog backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/debian/changelog
--- backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/debian/changelog	2013-12-13 18:27:53.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/debian/changelog	2013-12-21 12:41:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-backintime-common (1.0.32~raring) raring; urgency=low
-  * Fix bug: cron scheduled snapshots won't start with 1.0.30
- -- BIT Team <dan@le-web.org>  Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:26:58 +0100
+backintime-common (1.0.34~raring) raring; urgency=low
+  * sync/flush all disks before shutdown (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261031)
+  * Fix bug: BIT running as root shutdown after snapshot, regardless of option checked (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261022)
+ -- BIT Team <dan@le-web.org>  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 13:39:49 +0100
diff -Nru backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/doc/CHANGES backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/doc/CHANGES
--- backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/doc/CHANGES	2013-12-13 18:27:42.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/doc/CHANGES	2013-12-21 12:40:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Back In Time
 
+Version 1.0.34
+* sync/flush all disks before shutdown (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261031)
+* Fix bug: BIT running as root shutdown after snapshot, regardless of option checked (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261022)
+
 Version 1.0.32
 * Fix bug: cron scheduled snapshots won't start with 1.0.30
 
diff -Nru backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/doc/README backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/doc/README
--- backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/doc/README	2013-12-13 18:27:42.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/doc/README	2013-12-21 12:40:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 1. About
 
-	Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired from "flyback project".
+	Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired by "flyback project".
 	Currently there are 2 interfaces available: GNOME and KDE4.
 	You only need to specify 3 things:
 		* where to save snapshots
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 2.2. From sources
 
 	Common (dependencies: python, rsync, cron, openssh-client,
-	                      python-keyring
+	                      python-keyring, python-dbus
 	        recomended:   powermgmt-base, sshfs, encfs):
 
 		cd common
@@ -110,5 +110,5 @@
 		* Press OK and you will see the new actions called "Open with Back In Time" when you 
 		  right-click an item
 
-Oct 2013
+Dec 2013
 
diff -Nru backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/doc/VERSION backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/doc/VERSION
--- backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/doc/VERSION	2013-12-13 18:27:42.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/doc/VERSION	2013-12-21 12:40:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.32
+1.0.34
Binary files /tmp/KEmBm4pmKp/backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/man/C/backintime.1.gz and /tmp/JagOXoCx5g/backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/man/C/backintime.1.gz differ
diff -Nru backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/tools.py backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/tools.py
--- backintime-common-1.0.32~raring/tools.py	2013-12-13 18:27:42.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-common-1.0.34~raring/tools.py	2013-12-21 12:40:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -608,6 +608,12 @@
                 line, msg = msg[:size], new_line_indicator + msg[size:]
             yield(line)
 
+def syncfs():
+    """writes any data buffered in memory out to disk
+    """
+    if check_command('sync'):
+        return(_execute('sync') == 0)
+
 class UniquenessSet:
     '''a class to check for uniqueness of snapshots of the same [item]'''
     def __init__(self, dc = False, follow_symlink = False, list_equal_to = False): 
@@ -821,8 +827,11 @@
         """try to connect to the given dbus services. If successful it will
         return a callable dbus proxy and those arguments.
         """
-        sessionbus = dbus.SessionBus()
-        systembus  = dbus.SystemBus()
+        try:
+            sessionbus = dbus.SessionBus()
+            systembus  = dbus.SystemBus()
+        except:
+            return( (None, None) )
         des = self.DBUS_SHUTDOWN.keys()
         des.sort()
         for de in des:
@@ -856,14 +865,18 @@
         """run 'shutdown -h now' if we are root or
         call the dbus proxy to start the shutdown.
         """
+        if not self.activate_shutdown:
+            return(False)
         if self.is_root:
+            syncfs()
             self.started = True
             proc = subprocess.Popen(['shutdown', '-h', 'now'])
             proc.communicate()
             return proc.returncode
         if self.proxy is None:
             return(False)
-        if self.activate_shutdown:
+        else:
+            syncfs()
             self.started = True
             return(self.proxy(*self.args))