diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e416e7..ae074ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,18 +62,19 @@ ansible-galaxy install arillso.restic
 * bzip2
 ## Role Variables
 
-| Name                   | Default              | Description                                                                 |
-| ---------------------- | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `restic_url`           | `undefined`          | The URL to download restic from. Use this variable to overwrite the default |
-| `restic_version`       | `'0.11.0'`           | The version of Restic to install                                            |
-| `restic_download_path` | `'/opt/restic'`      | Download location for the restic binary                                     |
-| `restic_install_path`  | `'/usr/local/bin'`   | Install location for the restic binary                                      |
-| `restic_script_dir`    | `'~/restic'`         | Location of the generated backup scripts                                    |
-| `restic_repos`         | `{}`                 | A dictionary of repositories where snapshots are stored                     |
-| `restic_backups`       | `{}` (or `[]`)       | A list of dictionaries specifying the files and directories to be backed up |
-| `restic_create_cron`   | `false`              | Should a cronjob be created for each backup                                 |
-| `restic_dir_owner`     | `'{{ansible_user}}'` | The owner of all created dirs                                               |
-| `restic_dir_group`     | `'{{ansible_user}}'` | The group of all created dirs                                               |
+| Name                   | Default                             | Description                                                                 |
+| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `restic_url`           | `undefined`                         | The URL to download restic from. Use this variable to overwrite the default |
+| `restic_version`       | `'0.11.0'`                          | The version of Restic to install                                            |
+| `restic_download_path` | `'/opt/restic'`                     | Download location for the restic binary                                     |
+| `restic_install_path`  | `'/usr/local/bin'`                  | Install location for the restic binary                                      |
+| `restic_script_dir`    | `'~/restic'`                        | Location of the generated backup scripts                                    |
+| `restic_log_dir`       | `'{{ restic_script_dir }}/log'`     | Location of the logs of the backup scripts                                  |
+| `restic_repos`         | `{}`                                | A dictionary of repositories where snapshots are stored                     |
+| `restic_backups`       | `{}` (or `[]`)                      | A list of dictionaries specifying the files and directories to be backed up |
+| `restic_create_cron`   | `false`                             | Should a cronjob be created for each backup                                 |
+| `restic_dir_owner`     | `'{{ansible_user}}'`                | The owner of all created dirs                                               |
+| `restic_dir_group`     | `'{{ansible_user}}'`                | The group of all created dirs                                               |
 
 ### Repos
 Restic stores data in repositories. You have to specify at least one repository
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2be548e..5d8bdc7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ restic_version: '0.11.0'
 restic_download_path: '/opt/restic'
 restic_install_path: '/usr/bin'
 restic_script_dir: '~/restic'
+restic_log_dir: '{{ restic_script_dir }}/log'
 restic_repos: {}
 restic_backups: []
 restic_create_cron: false
diff --git a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2 b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
index da2985e..412f37e 100644
--- a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
+++ b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 # Backup script for {{ item.src|default('stdin') }}
 # Use this file to create a Backup and prune existing data with one execution.
 
+{% if item.disable_logging is defined and item.disable_logging %}
+{% set backup_result_log, backup_output_log = "/dev/null", "/dev/null" %}
+{% set forget_result_log, forget_output_log = "/dev/null", "/dev/null" %}
+{% else %}
+{% set backup_result_log, backup_output_log = restic_log_dir + "/" + item.name + "-backup-result.log", restic_log_dir + "/" + item.name + "-backup-output.log" %}
+{% set forget_result_log, forget_output_log = restic_log_dir + "/" + item.name + "-forget-result.log", restic_log_dir + "/" + item.name + "-forget-output.log" %}
+{% endif %}
+
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY={{ restic_repos[item.repo].location }}
 export RESTIC_PASSWORD='{{ restic_repos[item.repo].password | regex_replace('\'', '\'\\\'\'') }}'
 BACKUP_NAME={{ item.name }}
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@ export B2_ACCOUNT_KEY={{ restic_repos[item.repo].b2_account_key }}
 {% if item.src is defined %}
 BACKUP_SOURCE={{ item.src }}
 {% endif %}
-set -euxo pipefail
+set -uxo pipefail
 {#
   Define Tags
 #}
@@ -102,20 +110,34 @@ if [[ -z ${CRON+x} ]]; then
 else
   MODE_TAG="--tag cron"
 fi
+
 {% if item.stdin is defined and item.stdin == true %}
   {{ item.stdin_cmd }} | {{ restic_install_path }}/restic backup \
     --stdin $MODE_TAG \
     {{ tags(item.tags) }} \
     {{ stdin_filename(item.stdin_filename) }} \
     {% if item.exclude is defined %}{{ exclude(item.exclude) }}{% endif %} \
-    $@
+    $@ \
 {% else %}
   {{ restic_install_path }}/restic backup $BACKUP_SOURCE $MODE_TAG \
     {{ tags(item.tags) }} \
     {% if item.exclude is defined %}{{ exclude(item.exclude) }}{% endif %} \
-    $@
-{% endif %}
+    $@ \
+{% endif %} | tee {{ backup_output_log }}
+if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
+then
+    echo "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') OK" >> {{ backup_result_log }}
+else
+    echo "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') ERROR" >> {{ backup_result_log }}
+fi
+
 {#
   Define stdin forget commands
 #}
-{{ restic_install_path }}/restic forget --path {{ path(item) }} {{ retention_pattern(item) }} {% if item.prune is defined and item.prune == true %}--prune{% endif %}
+{{ restic_install_path }}/restic forget --path {{ path(item) }} {{ retention_pattern(item) }} {% if item.prune is defined and item.prune == true %}--prune{% endif %} | tee {{ forget_output_log }}
+if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
+then
+    echo "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') OK" >> {{ forget_result_log }}
+else
+    echo "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') ERROR" >> {{ forget_result_log }}
+fi
diff --git a/vars/defaults.yml b/vars/defaults.yml
index 67989fe..76ae62c 100644
--- a/vars/defaults.yml
+++ b/vars/defaults.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ _platform_map:
 restic_create_paths:
   - '{{ restic_download_path }}/bin'
   - '{{ restic_script_dir }}'
+  - '{{ restic_log_dir }}'
 
 restic_bin_bath: '{{ restic_download_path }}/bin/restic-{{ restic_version }}'