diff --git a/config/profile.go b/config/profile.go
index c45f37a5..76c1bcd6 100644
--- a/config/profile.go
+++ b/config/profile.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type BackupSection struct {
 	FilesFrom          []string               `mapstructure:"files-from" argument:"files-from"`
 	Schedule           []string               `mapstructure:"schedule"`
 	SchedulePermission string                 `mapstructure:"schedule-permission"`
+	ScheduleLog        string                 `mapstructure:"schedule-log"`
 	OtherFlags         map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:",remain"`
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type RetentionSection struct {
 	AfterBackup        bool                   `mapstructure:"after-backup"`
 	Schedule           []string               `mapstructure:"schedule"`
 	SchedulePermission string                 `mapstructure:"schedule-permission"`
+	ScheduleLog        string                 `mapstructure:"schedule-log"`
 	OtherFlags         map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:",remain"`
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ type RetentionSection struct {
 type OtherSectionWithSchedule struct {
 	Schedule           []string               `mapstructure:"schedule"`
 	SchedulePermission string                 `mapstructure:"schedule-permission"`
+	ScheduleLog        string                 `mapstructure:"schedule-log"`
 	OtherFlags         map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:",remain"`
 }
 
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ func (p *Profile) Schedules() []*ScheduleConfig {
 			permission:  p.Backup.SchedulePermission,
 			environment: p.Environment,
 			nice:        10, // hard-coded for now
+			logfile:     p.Backup.ScheduleLog,
 		}
 		configs = append(configs, config)
 	}
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ func (p *Profile) Schedules() []*ScheduleConfig {
 			permission:  p.Retention.SchedulePermission,
 			environment: p.Environment,
 			nice:        10, // hard-coded for now
+			logfile:     p.Retention.ScheduleLog,
 		}
 		configs = append(configs, config)
 	}
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ func (p *Profile) Schedules() []*ScheduleConfig {
 			permission:  p.Check.SchedulePermission,
 			environment: p.Environment,
 			nice:        10, // hard-coded for now
+			logfile:     p.Check.ScheduleLog,
 		}
 		configs = append(configs, config)
 	}
diff --git a/config/schedule.go b/config/schedule.go
index 39cc33f5..d7b2c4ac 100644
--- a/config/schedule.go
+++ b/config/schedule.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type ScheduleConfig struct {
 	jobDescription   string
 	timerDescription string
 	nice             int
+	logfile          string
 }
 
 func (s *ScheduleConfig) Title() string {
@@ -71,3 +72,7 @@ func (s *ScheduleConfig) SetTimerDescription(description string) {
 func (s *ScheduleConfig) Nice() int {
 	return s.nice
 }
+
+func (s *ScheduleConfig) Logfile() string {
+	return s.logfile
+}
diff --git a/examples/windows.yaml b/examples/windows.yaml
index 5fcfa95a..511cddd3 100644
--- a/examples/windows.yaml
+++ b/examples/windows.yaml
@@ -40,14 +40,17 @@ test:
         - "2020-07-31"
         - "mon..fri *:0,15,30,45"
         schedule-permission: system
+        schedule-log: "test-backup.log"
     check:
         schedule:
         - "*-*-1"
         - "sun *-*-1"
         - "mon *-11..12-*"
         schedule-permission: system
+        schedule-log: "test-check.log"
     retention:
         schedule:
         - "sun 3:30"
         - "*-7,8-* 12:00"
         schedule-permission: system
+        schedule-log: "test-retention.log"
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 98caa5ad..0074993e 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/creativeprojects/clog"
 	"github.com/creativeprojects/resticprofile/remote"
@@ -13,16 +14,16 @@ func setupRemoteLogger(client *remote.Client) {
 	clog.SetDefaultLogger(logger)
 }
 
-func setupFileLogger(flags commandLineFlags) (*clog.FileHandler, error) {
-	fileHandler, err := clog.NewFileHandler(flags.logFile, "", log.LstdFlags)
+func setupFileLogger(flags commandLineFlags) (*os.File, error) {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(flags.logFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	logger := newFilteredLogger(flags, fileHandler)
+	logger := newFilteredLogger(flags, clog.NewStandardLogHandler(file, "", log.LstdFlags))
 	// default logger added with level filtering
 	clog.SetDefaultLogger(logger)
-	// but return fileHandler (so we can close it at the end)
-	return fileHandler, nil
+	// and return the file handle (so we can close it at the end)
+	return file, nil
 }
 
 func setupConsoleLogger(flags commandLineFlags) {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 77b85bca..a6a99215 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -91,14 +91,16 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 	} else if flags.logFile != "" {
-		fileHandler, err := setupFileLogger(flags)
+		file, err := setupFileLogger(flags)
 		if err != nil {
 			// back to a console logger
 			setupConsoleLogger(flags)
 			clog.Errorf("cannot open logfile: %s", err)
 		} else {
+			// also redirect all terminal output
+			term.SetOutput(file)
 			// only close the file at the end if the logger opened it properly
-			defer fileHandler.Close()
+			defer file.Close()
 		}
 
 	} else {
diff --git a/schedule_jobs.go b/schedule_jobs.go
index 69f0b141..791f7b3f 100644
--- a/schedule_jobs.go
+++ b/schedule_jobs.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/creativeprojects/clog"
 	"github.com/creativeprojects/resticprofile/config"
@@ -28,14 +29,19 @@ func scheduleJobs(configFile string, configs []*config.ScheduleConfig) error {
 	defer schedule.Close()
 
 	for _, scheduleConfig := range configs {
-		scheduleConfig.SetCommand(wd, binary, []string{
+		args := []string{
 			"--no-ansi",
 			"--config",
 			configFile,
 			"--name",
 			scheduleConfig.Title(),
-			getResticCommand(scheduleConfig.SubTitle()),
-		})
+		}
+		if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" && scheduleConfig.Logfile() != "" {
+			args = append(args, "--log", scheduleConfig.Logfile())
+		}
+		args = append(args, getResticCommand(scheduleConfig.SubTitle()))
+
+		scheduleConfig.SetCommand(wd, binary, args)
 		scheduleConfig.SetJobDescription(
 			fmt.Sprintf("resticprofile %s for profile %s in %s", scheduleConfig.SubTitle(), scheduleConfig.Title(), configFile))
 		scheduleConfig.SetTimerDescription(