diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 974fa56..7bf6ec2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
 FROM alpine:3.11
 
 RUN apk update \
- && apk add --no-cache \
-        rsyslog rsyslog-tls \
-        ca-certificates openssl \
-        bash \
- && update-ca-certificates
-
-COPY dockerbuild/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.conf
-
-RUN wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/silinternational/runny/0.2/runny \
-         -O /usr/local/bin/runny \
- && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/runny
+ && apk add --no-cache bash
 
 ARG restic_ver=0.9.6
 
-RUN wget https://github.com/restic/restic/releases/download/v${restic_ver}/restic_${restic_ver}_linux_amd64.bz2 \
-         -O /tmp/restic.bz2 \
+RUN wget -O /tmp/restic.bz2 \
+    https://github.com/restic/restic/releases/download/v${restic_ver}/restic_${restic_ver}_linux_amd64.bz2 \
  && bunzip2 /tmp/restic.bz2 \
  && chmod +x /tmp/restic \
  && mv /tmp/restic /usr/local/bin/restic
@@ -24,5 +14,4 @@ RUN wget https://github.com/restic/restic/releases/download/v${restic_ver}/resti
 COPY application/ /data/
 WORKDIR /data
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint.sh"]
-CMD ["crond -f"]
+CMD ["./entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf9a9b7..81beb15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# docker-restic-backup
+# restic-backup-restore
 Docker image to initialize, backup to, and restore from a Restic repository on AWS S3.
 
 ## How to use it
@@ -14,27 +14,23 @@ Docker image to initialize, backup to, and restore from a Restic repository on A
 
 3. `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` - AWS default region for S3 bucket 
 
-4. `CRON_SCHEDULE="0 2 * * *"` - Schedule for cron job, _defaults to every day at 2:00 AM_ [syntax reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron)
+4. `FSBACKUP_MODE=[init|backup|restore]` - `init` initializes the Restic repository at `$RESTIC_REPOSITORY` (only do this once); `backup` performs a backup; `restore` performs a restoration.
 
-5. `FSBACKUP_MODE=[init|backup|restore]` - `init` initializes the Restic repository at `$RESTIC_REPOSITORY` (only do this once); `backup` performs a backup; `restore` performs a restoration.
+5. `RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS` - additional arguments to pass to 'restic backup' command
 
-6. `LOGENTRIES_KEY` - (optional) If provided, the image will send command output to syslog with priority `user.info`.
+6. `RESTIC_FORGET_ARGS` - additional arguments to pass to 'restic forget --prune' command (e.g., --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 5  --keep-monthly 3 --keep-yearly 2)
 
-7. `RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS` - additional arguments to pass to 'restic backup' command
+7. `RESTIC_HOST` - hostname to be used for the backup
 
-8. `RESTIC_FORGET_ARGS` - additional arguments to pass to 'restic forget --prune' command (e.g., --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 5  --keep-monthly 3 --keep-yearly 2)
+8. `RESTIC_PASSWORD` - password for the Restic repository
 
-9. `RESTIC_HOST` - hostname to be used for the backup
+9. `RESTIC_REPOSITORY` - Restic repository location (e.g., 's3:s3.amazonaws.com/bucketname/restic')
 
-10. `RESTIC_PASSWORD` - password for the Restic repository
+10. `RESTIC_TAG` - tag to apply to the backup
 
-11. `RESTIC_REPOSITORY` - Restic repository location (e.g., 's3:s3.amazonaws.com/bucketname/restic')
+11. `SOURCE_PATH` - full path to the source directory to be backed up
 
-12. `RESTIC_TAG` - tag to apply to the backup
-
-13. `SOURCE_PATH` - full path to the source directory to be backed up
-
-14. `TARGET_PATH` - full path to the target directory to be restored to (usually the same as the SOURCE\_PATH)
+12. `TARGET_PATH` - full path to the target directory to be restored to (usually the same as the SOURCE\_PATH)
 
 It's recommended that your S3 bucket **NOT** have versioning turned on.
 Old versions of Restic's repository files are not useful.
diff --git a/application/backup.sh b/application/backup.sh
index 1c78560..68cf5f6 100755
--- a/application/backup.sh
+++ b/application/backup.sh
@@ -1,29 +1,53 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-logger -p user.info "Started backup..."
+STATUS=0
+
+echo "restic-backup-restore: backup: Started"
+echo "restic-backup-restore: Backing up ${SOURCE_PATH}"
 
 start=$(date +%s)
-runny /usr/local/bin/restic backup --host ${RESTIC_HOST} --tag ${RESTIC_TAG} ${RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS} ${SOURCE_PATH}
+/usr/local/bin/restic backup --host ${RESTIC_HOST} --tag ${RESTIC_TAG} ${RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS} ${SOURCE_PATH} || STATUS=$?
 end=$(date +%s)
 
-logger -p user.info "Backup completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Backup returned non-zero status ($STATUS) in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+	exit $STATUS
+else
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: Backup completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+fi
 
 start=$(date +%s)
-runny /usr/local/bin/restic forget --host ${RESTIC_HOST} ${RESTIC_FORGET_ARGS} --prune
+/usr/local/bin/restic forget --host ${RESTIC_HOST} ${RESTIC_FORGET_ARGS} --prune || STATUS=$?
 end=$(date +%s)
 
-logger -p user.info "Backup pruning completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Backup pruning returned non-zero status ($STATUS) in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+	exit $STATUS
+else
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: Backup pruning completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+fi
 
 start=$(date +%s)
-runny /usr/local/bin/restic check
+/usr/local/bin/restic check || STATUS=$?
 end=$(date +%s)
 
-logger -p user.info "Repository check completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Repository check returned non-zero status ($STATUS) in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+	exit $STATUS
+else
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: Repository check completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+fi
 
 start=$(date +%s)
-runny /usr/local/bin/restic unlock
+/usr/local/bin/restic unlock || STATUS=$?
 end=$(date +%s)
 
-logger -p user.info "Repository unlock completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Repository unlock returned non-zero status ($STATUS) in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+	exit $STATUS
+else
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: Repository unlock completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+fi
 
-logger -p user.info "...completed backup."
+echo "restic-backup-restore: backup: Completed"
+exit $STATUS
diff --git a/application/entrypoint.sh b/application/entrypoint.sh
index 015439d..9df46db 100755
--- a/application/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/application/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-if [ "${LOGENTRIES_KEY}" ]; then
-    sed -i /etc/rsyslog.conf -e "s/LOGENTRIESKEY/${LOGENTRIES_KEY}/"
-    rsyslogd
-    sleep 10 # ensure rsyslogd is running before we may need to send logs to it
-else
-    logger -p user.error  "Missing LOGENTRIES_KEY environment variable"
-fi
+STATUS=0
+
+case "${FSBACKUP_MODE}" in
+	init|backup|restore)
+		/data/${FSBACKUP_MODE}.sh || STATUS=$?
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Unknown FSBACKUP_MODE: ${FSBACKUP_MODE}
+		exit 1
+esac
 
-# default to every day at 2 am when no schedule is provided
-echo "${CRON_SCHEDULE:=0 2 * * *} runny /data/${FSBACKUP_MODE}.sh" >> /etc/crontabs/root
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo restic-backup-restore: Non-zero exit: $STATUS
+fi
 
-runny $1
+exit $STATUS
diff --git a/application/init.sh b/application/init.sh
index fd5554e..0735631 100755
--- a/application/init.sh
+++ b/application/init.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-logger -p user.info "Started Restic repository initialization..."
+STATUS=0
+
+echo "restic-backup-restore: init: Started"
 
 start=$(date +%s)
-runny /usr/local/bin/restic init
+/usr/local/bin/restic init || STATUS=$?
 end=$(date +%s)
 
-logger -p user.info "Repository initialization completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Repository initialization returned non-zero status ($STATUS) in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+	exit $STATUS
+else
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: Repository initialization completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds.
+fi
 
-logger -p user.info "...completed repository initialization."
+echo "restic-backup-restore: init: Completed"
+exit $STATUS
diff --git a/application/restore.sh b/application/restore.sh
index 49e5673..73835c6 100755
--- a/application/restore.sh
+++ b/application/restore.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-logger -p user.info "Restoring ${RESTIC_RESTORE_ID}..."
+STATUS=0
+
+echo "restic-backup-restore: restore: Started"
+echo "restic-backup-restore: Restoring ${RESTIC_RESTORE_ID} to ${TARGET_PATH}"
 
 start=$(date +%s)
-runny /usr/local/bin/restic restore ${RESTIC_RESTORE_ID} --host ${RESTIC_HOST} --tag ${RESTIC_TAG} --target ${TARGET_PATH}
+/usr/local/bin/restic restore ${RESTIC_RESTORE_ID} --host ${RESTIC_HOST} --tag ${RESTIC_TAG} --target ${TARGET_PATH} || STATUS=$?
 end=$(date +%s)
 
-logger -p user.info "Restoration completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Restore returned non-zero status ($STATUS) in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+	exit $STATUS
+else
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: Restore completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+fi
 
 start=$(date +%s)
-runny /usr/local/bin/restic unlock
+/usr/local/bin/restic unlock || STATUS=$?
 end=$(date +%s)
 
-logger -p user.info "Repository unlock completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: FATAL: Repository unlock returned non-zero status ($STATUS) in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+	exit $STATUS
+else
+	echo "restic-backup-restore: Repository unlock completed in $(expr ${end} - ${start}) seconds."
+fi
 
-logger -p user.info "...completed restore."
+echo "restic-backup-restore: restore: Completed"
+exit $STATUS
diff --git a/dockerbuild/rsyslog.conf b/dockerbuild/rsyslog.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a2b661..0000000
--- a/dockerbuild/rsyslog.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# if you experience problems, check:
-# http://www.rsyslog.com/troubleshoot
-
-$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
-
-#
-# Configure TLS (logentries-specific example: https://docs.logentries.com/docs/rsyslog/)
-#
-$DefaultNetstreamDriverCAFile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
-$ActionSendStreamDriver gtls
-$ActionSendStreamDriverMode 1
-$ActionSendStreamDriverAuthMode x509/name
-$ActionSendStreamDriverPermittedPeer *.logentries.com
-
-$template LogentriesFormat,"LOGENTRIESKEY %msg%\n"
-*.emerg,*.alert,*.crit,*.err,*.warning,user.* @@data.logentries.com:443;LogentriesFormat
diff --git a/local.env.dist b/local.env.dist
index 7a7a659..c3624d7 100644
--- a/local.env.dist
+++ b/local.env.dist
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
 AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=
-CRON_SCHEDULE=
 FSBACKUP_MODE=
-LOGENTRIES_KEY=
 RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS=
 RESTIC_FORGET_ARGS=
 RESTIC_HOST=