diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a9b0d5..2014478 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ Dockerfile
 
 # Config
 .autorestic.yml
+.autorestic.lock
 .docker.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/autorestic.ts b/src/autorestic.ts
index 3046745..0289701 100644
--- a/src/autorestic.ts
+++ b/src/autorestic.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ async function main() {
 	config = init()
 
 	// For dev
-	// return await handlers['check']([], { ...flags, all: true })
+	// return await handlers['cron']([], { ...flags, all: true })
 
 	if (commands.length < 1 || commands[0] === 'help') return help()
 
diff --git a/src/backend.ts b/src/backend.ts
index 4b2e436..3b9e81b 100644
--- a/src/backend.ts
+++ b/src/backend.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Writer } from 'clitastic'
 
 import { config, VERBOSE } from './autorestic'
 import { Backend, Backends, Locations } from './types'
-import { exec, pathRelativeToConfigFile } from './utils'
+import { exec, pathRelativeToConfigFile, filterObjectByKey } from './utils'
 
 
 
@@ -67,3 +67,9 @@ export const checkAndConfigureBackends = (backends?: Backends) => {
 	for (const [name, backend] of Object.entries(backends))
 		checkAndConfigureBackend(name, backend)
 }
+
+export const checkAndConfigureBackendsForLocations = (locations: Locations) => {
+	checkAndConfigureBackends(
+		filterObjectByKey(config.backends, getBackendsFromLocations(locations)),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/src/cron.ts b/src/cron.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b70704f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cron.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+
+import CronParser from 'cron-parser'
+
+import { config } from './autorestic'
+import { checkAndConfigureBackendsForLocations } from './backend'
+import { Location, Lockfile } from './types'
+import { backupLocation } from './backup'
+import { pathRelativeToConfigFile } from './utils'
+
+
+const getLockFileName = () => {
+  const LOCK_FILE = '.autorestic.lock'
+  return pathRelativeToConfigFile(LOCK_FILE)
+}
+
+const readLock = (): Lockfile => {
+  const name = getLockFileName()
+  let lock = {}
+  try {
+    lock = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(name, { encoding: 'utf-8' }))
+  } catch { }
+  return lock
+}
+const writeLock = (diff: Lockfile = {}) => {
+  const name = getLockFileName()
+  const newLock = Object.assign(
+    readLock(),
+    diff
+  )
+  fs.writeFileSync(name, JSON.stringify(newLock, null, 2), { encoding: 'utf-8' })
+}
+
+const runCronForLocation = (name: string, location: Location) => {
+  const lock = readLock()[name]
+  const parsed = CronParser.parseExpression(location.cron || '')
+  const last = parsed.prev()
+
+  if (!lock || last.toDate().getTime() > lock.lastRun) {
+    backupLocation(name, location)
+    writeLock({
+      [name]: {
+        ...lock,
+        lastRun: Date.now()
+      }
+    })
+  } else {
+    console.log(`${name.yellow} ▶ Skipping. Sheduled for: ${parsed.next().toString().underline.blue}`)
+  }
+}
+
+export const runCron = () => {
+  const locationsWithCron = Object.entries(config.locations).filter(([name, { cron }]) => !!cron)
+  checkAndConfigureBackendsForLocations(Object.fromEntries(locationsWithCron))
+
+  console.log('\nRunning cron jobs'.underline.gray)
+  for (const [name, location] of locationsWithCron)
+    runCronForLocation(name, location)
+
+  console.log('\nFinished!'.underline + ' 🎉')
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/handlers.ts b/src/handlers.ts
index 6fdd09e..08ad022 100644
--- a/src/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/handlers.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import axios from 'axios'
 import { Writer } from 'clitastic'
 
 import { config, INSTALL_DIR, VERSION } from './autorestic'
-import { checkAndConfigureBackends, getBackendsFromLocations, getEnvFromBackend } from './backend'
+import { checkAndConfigureBackends, getEnvFromBackend, checkAndConfigureBackendsForLocations } from './backend'
 import { backupAll } from './backup'
+import { runCron } from './cron'
 import { forgetAll } from './forget'
 import showAll from './info'
 import { restoreSingle } from './restore'
@@ -72,14 +73,15 @@ const handlers: Handlers = {
 	backup(args, flags) {
 		checkIfResticIsAvailable()
 		const locations: Locations = parseLocations(flags)
-
-		checkAndConfigureBackends(
-			filterObjectByKey(config.backends, getBackendsFromLocations(locations)),
-		)
+		checkAndConfigureBackendsForLocations(locations)
 		backupAll(locations)
 
 		console.log('\nFinished!'.underline + ' 🎉')
 	},
+	cron(args, flags) {
+		checkIfResticIsAvailable()
+		runCron()
+	},
 	restore(args, flags) {
 		checkIfResticIsAvailable()
 
@@ -93,10 +95,7 @@ const handlers: Handlers = {
 	forget(args, flags) {
 		checkIfResticIsAvailable()
 		const locations: Locations = parseLocations(flags)
-
-		checkAndConfigureBackends(
-			filterObjectByKey(config.backends, getBackendsFromLocations(locations)),
-		)
+		checkAndConfigureBackendsForLocations(locations)
 		forgetAll(locations, flags)
 
 		console.log('\nFinished!'.underline + ' 🎉')
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index d7290e1..5cad816 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -92,4 +92,10 @@ export type Config = {
 	backends: Backends
 }
 
+export type Lockfile = {
+	[name: string]: {
+		lastRun: number
+	}
+}
+
 export type Flags = { [arg: string]: any }