diff --git a/synchole.sh b/synchole.sh
index 0bf43e9..2ca7b12 100755
--- a/synchole.sh
+++ b/synchole.sh
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ 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
@@ -48,6 +41,13 @@ amipihole() {
 
 ## output handling
 log() {
+
+  if [ -t 1 ]; then
+    CRON=0
+  else
+    CRON=1
+  fi
+
   case $1 in
     "error")
       level="\033[31m✗\033[0m"
@@ -162,11 +162,7 @@ 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"