diff --git a/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync b/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync
index 7c2112f..7739bf5 100644
--- a/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync
+++ b/bashclub-zsync/usr/bin/bashclub-zsync
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ while getopts "hdc:" opt; do
 done
 shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
+function log() {
+    echo "$(date +'%b %d %T') $1"
+}
+
 # load config file
 if [ -f $conf ]; then
-    echo "Reading configuration $conf"
+    log "Reading configuration $conf"
     source $conf
 else
     mkdir -p $(dirname $conf)
@@ -70,18 +74,18 @@ tag=$tag
 subvol_source="$subvol_source"
 snapshot_filter="$snapshot_filter"
 EOF
-    echo "Initial config file created. Please adjust and restart script. Exiting..."
+    log "Initial config file created. Please adjust and restart script. Exiting..."
     usage 0
 fi
 
 if [[ $source == "" ]]; then
-    echo "source is empty, switching to local mode."
+    log "source is empty, switching to local mode."
     ssh=
     sshport=
-    echo -e "Configuration:\n\ttarget=$target\n\ttag=$tag\n\tsubvol_source=$subvol_source\n\tsnapshot_filter=$snapshot_filter\n"
+    log -e "Configuration:\n\ttarget=$target\n\ttag=$tag\n\tsubvol_source=$subvol_source\n\tsnapshot_filter=$snapshot_filter\n"
 else
     sshport=-p$sshport
-    echo -e "Configuration:\n\ttarget=$target\n\tsource=$source\n\tsshport=$sshport\n\ttag=$tag\n\tsubvol_source=$subvol_source\n\tsnapshot_filter=$snapshot_filter\n"
+    log -e "Configuration:\n\ttarget=$target\n\tsource=$source\n\tsshport=$sshport\n\ttag=$tag\n\tsubvol_source=$subvol_source\n\tsnapshot_filter=$snapshot_filter\n"
 fi
 
 # query source datasets/subvols to replicate
@@ -89,13 +93,13 @@ IFS=$'\n'
 for zvol in $($ssh $sshport $source "zfs get -H -o name,value,source -t filesystem,volume $tag"); do
     name=$(echo $zvol | cut -f1)
     if [[ "$(echo $zvol | cut -f2)" == "subvols" ]] && [[ $(echo $zvol | grep -E $subvol_source) ]]; then
-        echo "Including $name"
+        log "Including $name"
         syncvols=("${syncvols[@]}" "$name")
     elif [[ "$(echo $zvol | cut -f2)" == "all" ]];then
-        echo "Including $name"
+        log "Including $name"
         syncvols=("${syncvols[@]}" "$name")
     else
-        echo "Excluding $name"
+        log "Excluding $name"
     fi
 done
 
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ for name in "${syncvols[@]}"; do
         prefix=""
         for part in $(echo $target/$(echo $name | cut -d'/' -f1) | sed "s/\// /g"); do
             if [ $($zfs list $prefix$part > /dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?) -gt 0 ]; then
-                echo "Creating $prefix$part"
+                log "Creating $prefix$part"
                 $zfs create -p $prefix$part
             fi
             prefix="$prefix$part/"
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ for name in "${syncvols[@]}"; do
         # start initial replication
         IFS=$'\n'
         for snap in $($ssh $sshport $source "zfs list -H -t snapshot -o name -S creation $name | grep -E \"$snapshot_filter\" | tail -1"); do
-            echo "Start initial replication: $snap => $target/$(echo $name | cut -d'/' -f1)"
+            log "Start initial replication: $snap => $target/$(echo $name | cut -d'/' -f1)"
             $ssh $sshport $source "zfs send -p $debug $snap" | $zfs receive -x mountpoint -x canmount -x $tag -x com.sun:auto-snapshot $debug -dF $target/$(echo $name | cut -d'/' -f1)
         done
     fi
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ for name in "${syncvols[@]}"; do
     last=$($ssh $sshport $source "zfs list -H -o name,guid -t snapshot $name | grep $guid | tail -1 | cut -f1")
     IFS=$'\n'
     for snap in $($ssh $sshport $source "zfs list -H -o name,guid -s creation -t snapshot $name | grep -E \"$snapshot_filter\" | grep --after-context=200 $guid | grep -v $guid | cut -f1"); do
-        echo "Replicating delta of $last <=> $snap to $target/$name"
+        log "Replicating delta of $last => $snap to $target/$name"
         $ssh $sshport $source "zfs send $debug -i $last $snap" | zfs receive -x mountpoint -x canmount -x $tag -x com.sun:auto-snapshot -F $debug $target/$name
         last=$snap
     done
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ for name in "${syncvols[@]}"; do
         guid=$($ssh $sshport $source "zfs list -H -o guid,name -S creation -t snapshot $name | grep $interval | cut -f1 | tail -1")
         if [[ "$(echo -e "$guid" | sed 's/\n//g')" != "" ]]; then
             for snap in $($zfs list -H -o name,guid -S creation -t snapshot $target/$name | grep $interval | grep --after-context=200 $guid | grep -v $guid | cut -f1); do
-                echo "Deleting $snap"
+                log "Deleting $snap"
                 $zfs destroy $debug $snap
             done
         fi