diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42782d5..f9c03a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ sudo ln -s /etc/pihole/regex.list .
 ```
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install wget
-sudo wget https://socialg.it/david/synchole/raw/master/synchole.sh -O /usr/bin/synchole.sh
-sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/synchole.sh
+sudo wget https://socialg.it/david/synchole/raw/master/synchole.sh -O /usr/bin/synchole
+sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/synchole
 ```
 
 5. Configure the synchole script to your liking.
 ```
-sudo vim /usr/bin/synchole.sh
+sudo vim /usr/bin/synchole
 ```
 The config section is at the top of the script.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The config section is at the top of the script.
 ```
 sudo crontab -e
 ```
-Example cronjob: `*/5 * * * * /opt/synchole/synchole.sh -q` (this runs synchole every 5 minutes)
+Example cronjob: `*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/synchole` (this runs synchole every 5 minutes)
 
 8. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for additional `SLAVE` servers.
 
@@ -50,8 +50,18 @@ Example cronjob: `*/5 * * * * /opt/synchole/synchole.sh -q` (this runs synchole
 
 2. Run the following commands (again) on the `SLAVE` server.
 ```
-sudo wget https://socialg.it/david/synchole/raw/master/synchole.sh -O /usr/bin/synchole.sh
-sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/synchole.sh
+sudo wget https://socialg.it/david/synchole/raw/master/synchole.sh -O /usr/bin/synchole
+sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/synchole
+```
+
+## Uninstall
+
+1. To uninstall synchole login via SSH to the `SLAVE` server.
+
+2. Run the following commands on the `SLAVE` server.
+```
+sudo rm /usr/bin/synchole
+sudo rm -r /var/www/html/synchole
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/synchole.sh b/synchole.sh
index b39b3b4..0bf43e9 100755
--- a/synchole.sh
+++ b/synchole.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ DEPENDENCIES="wget"
 
 #  ****  functions  ****
 
+## check if script is run by cron
+amicron() {
+  if [ -t 1 ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 ## check for elevated privileges
 amiroot() {
   if [ $(whoami) != "root" ]; then
@@ -49,24 +56,32 @@ log() {
       level="\033[33m!\033[0m"
       ;;
     "debug")
-      if [ $DEBUG -eq 1 ]; then
+      if [ $DEBUG -eq 1 ] && [ $CRON -eq 0 ]; then
 	      level="\033[2md\033[0m"
       else
 	      return 0
       fi
       ;;
     "success")
-      level="\033[32m✓\033[0m"
+      if [ $CRON -eq 0 ]; then
+        level="\033[32m✓\033[0m"
+      else
+        return 0
+      fi
       ;;
     "info")
-      level="i"
+      if [ $CRON -eq 0 ]; then
+        level="i"
+      else
+        return 0
+      fi
       ;;
     *)
-      level="\033[31mLoglevel unknown. Programming error? ($*)\033[0m"
+      level="\033[31mLoglevel unknown. Programming error? ($1)\033[0m"
       ;;
   esac
 
-  sleep 0.5; echo -e "[$level] $2"
+  sleep 0.5; echo -e "[$NAME]-[$level] ${@:2}"
 }
 
 ## backup single list file to $BACKUP_PATH
@@ -143,7 +158,16 @@ download_list() {
 
 #  ****  start of script  ****
 
+log debug "Starting synchole"
+
 ## preflight checks
+log debug "Running preflight checks"
+if amicron; then
+  CRON=1
+else
+  CRON=0
+fi
+
 if ! amiroot; then
   log error "You must be root"
   exit 1
@@ -161,7 +185,7 @@ for DEPENDENCY in $DEPENDENCIES; do
   fi
 done
 
-log success "Preflight checks passed"
+log success "Preflight checks passed successfully"
 
 ## generate $BACKUP_PATH and $DOWNLOAD_PATH if not available
 if ! create_path $DOWNLOAD_PATH; then
@@ -177,12 +201,12 @@ fi
 ## download remote files from MASTER and backup local lists
 CHANGES=0
 for LIST in $LISTS; do
-  log info "Downloading $LIST."
+  log debug "Downloading $LIST from $MASTER"
   if ! download_list $LIST; then
     log error "Something went wrong while downloading $LIST"
     exit 1
   else
-    log success "Successfully downloaded $LIST."
+    log success "Successfully downloaded $LIST"
   fi
 
   #TODO: don't install new list if to many changes or
@@ -190,24 +214,24 @@ for LIST in $LISTS; do
   #      maybe check if wget actually downloaded a file or were we redirected
   diff $DOWNLOAD_PATH/$LIST $LISTS_PATH/$LIST
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    log info "Backing up $LIST."
+    log debug "Backing up $LIST"
     if [ -r $LISTS_PATH/$LIST ]; then
       if ! backup_list $LIST; then
-        log error "Something went wrong while backing up $LIST. Exiting."
+        log error "Something went wrong while backing up $LIST"
         exit 1
       else
-        log success "Successfully backed up $LIST."
+        log debug "Successfully backed up $LIST"
       fi
     else
-      log warn "$LIST not found. Skipping."
+      log debug "$LIST not found, skipping"
     fi
 
-    log info "Installing $LIST."
+    log debug "Installing $LIST."
     if ! install_list $LIST; then
       log error "Something went wrong while installing $LIST"
       exit 1
     else
-      log success "Successfully installed $LIST"
+      log success "Successfully installed new $LIST"
       CHANGES=1
     fi
   else
@@ -217,6 +241,7 @@ done
 
 ## run updateGravity
 if [ $CHANGES -eq 1 ]; then
+  log debug "Updating gravity"
   if ! update_gravity; then
     log error "Something went wrong while updating gravity"
     exit 1
@@ -227,6 +252,8 @@ else
   log debug "No files have been changed, skipping gravity update"
 fi
 
+#TODO: sync hosts and restartdns on changes
+
 exit 0
 
 #  ****  end of script  ****