diff --git a/misc/cronhelp b/misc/cronhelp
index 974a7b5..ad336cd 100755
--- a/misc/cronhelp
+++ b/misc/cronhelp
@@ -3,18 +3,37 @@
 
 ALLARGS=("$@")
 
-zparseopts -D -maxidle:=maxidle -in-chronic=chronic
+zparseopts -D -maxidle:=maxidle -in-chronic=chronic l:=logfile -logfile:=logfile
+
+if [[ $logfile ]]; then
+	function debug() {
+		echo "$(date --iso-8601=seconds) $*" >> $logfile
+	}
+else
+	function debug() {}
+fi
 
 if [[ ! $chronic ]]; then
+	debug "Restarting with chronic"
 	exec chronic $0 --in-chronic $ALLARGS
 fi
 
 if [[ $maxidle ]]; then
-	if (($(xprintidle) / 1000 < $maxidle)) && ! pgrep $1; then
+	maxidle=${maxidle[2]}
+	debug "Checking idle time: $(xprintidle) / 1000 < $maxidle"
+	if (($(xprintidle) / 1000 < $maxidle)); then
+		debug "Checking pgrep $1: $(pgrep $1)"
+		if ! pgrep $1; then
+			debug "Running $*"
+			eval "$*"
+			exit $?
+		fi
+	fi
+else
+	debug "Checking pgrep $1: $(pgrep $1)"
+	if ! pgrep $1; then
+		debug "Running $*"
 		eval "$*"
 		exit $?
 	fi
-elif ! pgrep $1; then
-	eval "$*"
-	exit $?
 fi