diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d100e..0000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-> @ changelog /Users/mleutenegger/Desktop/Syntro/Ansible/ansible.restic
-> git-chglog 0.2.8..
-
-<a name="unreleased"></a>
-## [Unreleased]
-
-### 🍰 Added
-- git-chglog
-- github workflows ([#25](https://github.com/syntro-opensource/ansible.silverstripe/issues/25))
-- example for backup syntax ([#24](https://github.com/syntro-opensource/ansible.silverstripe/issues/24))
-
-
-<a name="0.2.8"></a>
-## [0.2.8] - 2020-09-08
-## History
-For versions before 0.2.9, see [HISTORY.md](HISTORY.md)
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/syntro-opensource/ansible.silverstripe/compare/0.2.8...HEAD
-[0.2.8]: https://github.com/syntro-opensource/ansible.silverstripe/compare/0.2.7...0.2.8
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e89da2..0000000
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-# Changelog
-
-This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)
-and [human-readable changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
-
-## Unreleased
-
-## [0.2.8] 2020-09-08
-### Added
-* Sanity check for restic binary
-* Support for the Backblaze B2 backend
-
-## [0.2.7] 2020-08-05
-### Added
-* Config option to exclude files
-* Contributing guide
-
-## [0.2.6] 2020-06-05
-### Changed
-* Password now use `regex_escape()` filter in templates
-
-## [0.2.5] - 2020-06-02
-### Fixed:
-* AWS credentials are now supplied to the initialising step
-* Cronjob step does not fail if `scheduled` parameter is not set on repo
-* init respects `'config already initialized'` string
-
-## [0.2.4] - 2020-06-01
-### Added
-* `aws_default_region` for repos
-## 0.2.3 - 2020-05-18
-### Fixed
-* extraction path is actually generated
-## [0.2.2]
-### Changed
-* Updated default Restic version to `'0.9.6'`
-### Fixed
-* Backup scripts use bash (@maciekmm)
-* SFTP Link correctly renders in MD
-
-## [0.2.1]
-### Fixed
-* Crontab entries are now created correctly (@dnmvisser)
-* Molecule now correctly runs lint (@mleutenegger)
-
-## [0.2.0]
-### Added
-* S3 Support
-
-## [0.1.5]
-### Changed
-* Path generation for `forget` task now checks if `src` is actually filled and not only defined.
-
-### Added
-* `prune` option for automatic pruning during forget
-
-
-## [0.1.4]
-### Changed
-* `--keep-tags` tags are correctly applied to the forget command
-* Backup policies now also check if the respective variable actually contains a value
-
-### Added
-* Added a template which only adds credentials for use with `source` on linux distros
-
-## [0.1.3]
-### Changed
-* Creating script dir before templating out scripts
-
-## [0.1.2]
-### Changed
-* build sucessfully completes
-
-## [0.1.1]
-### Changed
-* `restic_url` is now set in defaults
-
-## 0.1.0
-### Added
-* initial release
-
-
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.8...HEAD
-[0.2.8]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.7...0.2.8
-[0.2.7]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.6...0.2.7
-[0.2.6]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.5...0.2.6
-[0.2.5]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.4...0.2.5
-[0.2.4]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.3...0.2.4
-[0.2.3]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.2...0.2.3
-[0.2.2]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.1...0.2.2
-[0.2.1]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.2.0...0.2.1
-[0.2.0]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.1.5...0.2.0
-[0.1.5]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.1.4...0.1.5
-[0.1.4]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.1.3...0.1.4
-[0.1.3]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.1.2...0.1.3
-[0.1.2]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.1.1...0.1.2
-[0.1.1]: https://github.com/arillso/ansible.restic/compare/0.1.0...0.1.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e732d3..ee4e5e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,16 +118,16 @@ Repository defined in `restic_repos`.
 
 Available variables:
 
-| Name               |      Required (Default)       | Description                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| ------------------ |:-----------------------------:| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `name`             |              yes              | The name of this backup. Used together with pruning and scheduling and needs to be unique.                                                                                   |
-| `repo`             |              yes              | The name of the repository to backup to.                                                                                                                                     |
-| `src`              |              yes              | The source directory or file                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `stdin`            |              no               | Is this backup created from a [stdin](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/040_backup.html#reading-data-from-stdin)?                                                      |
-| `stdin_cmd`        | no (yes if `stdin` == `true`) | The command to produce the stdin.                                                                                                                                            |
-| `stdin_filename`   |              no               | The filename used in the repository.                                                                                                                                         |
-| `tags`             |              no               | Array of default tags                                                                                                                                                        |
-| `keep_last`        |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n snapshots.                                                                                                                                     |
+| Name               |      Required (Default)       | Description  |
+| ------------------ |:-----------------------------:| ------------ |
+| `name`             |              yes              | The name of this backup. Used together with pruning and scheduling and needs to be unique. |
+| `repo`             |              yes              | The name of the repository to backup to. |
+| `src`              |              yes              | The source directory or file |
+| `stdin`            |              no               | Is this backup created from a [stdin](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/040_backup.html#reading-data-from-stdin)? |
+| `stdin_cmd`        | no (yes if `stdin` == `true`) | The command to produce the stdin. |
+| `stdin_filename`   |              no               | The filename used in the repository. |
+| `tags`             |              no               | Array of default tags  |
+| `keep_last`        |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n snapshots.  |
 | `keep_hourly`      |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n hourly snapshots.                                                                                                                              |
 | `keep_daily`       |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n daily snapshots.                                                                                                                               |
 | `keep_weekly `     |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n weekly snapshots.                                                                                                                              |
@@ -136,12 +136,16 @@ Available variables:
 | `keep_within`      |              no               | If set, only keeps snapshots in this time period.                                                                                                                            |
 | `keep_tag`         |              no               | If set, keep snapshots with this tags. Make sure to specify a list.                                                                                                          |
 | `prune`            |         no (`false`)          | If `true`, the `restic forget` command in the script has the [`--prune` option](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/060_forget.html#removing-backup-snapshots) appended. |
-| `scheduled`        |         no (`false`)          | If `restic_create_cron` is set to `true`, this backup is scheduled.                                                                                                          |
-| `schedule_minute`  |           no (`*`)            | Minute when the job is run. ( 0-59, *, */2, etc )                                                                                                                            |
-| `schedule_hour`    |           no (`*`)            | Hour when the job is run. ( 0-23, *, */2, etc )                                                                                                                              |
-| `schedule_weekday` |           no (`*`)            | Weekday when the job is run.  ( 0-6 for Sunday-Saturday, *, etc )                                                                                                            |
-| `schedule_month`   |           no (`*`)            | Month when the job is run. ( 1-12, *, */2, etc )                                                                                                                             |
-| `exclude`          |           no (`{}`)           | Allows you to specify files to exclude. See [Exclude](#exclude) for reference.                                                                                               |
+| `scheduled`        |         no (`false`)          | If `restic_create_cron` is set to `true`, this backup is scheduled and tries to create a systemd timer unit. If it fails, it is creating a cronjob. |
+| `schedule_oncalendar` |  ``'*-*-* 02:00:00'``      | The time for the systemd timer. Please notice the randomDelaySec option. By Default the backup is done every night at 2 am (+0-4h). But only if scheduled is true.  |
+| `schedule_minute`  |           no (`*`)            | Minute when the job is run. ( 0-59, *, */2, etc ) |
+| `schedule_hour`    |           no (`2`)            | Hour when the job is run. ( 0-23, *, */2, etc )  |
+| `schedule_weekday` |           no (`*`)            | Weekday when the job is run.  ( 0-6 for Sunday-Saturday, *, etc ) |
+| `schedule_month`   |           no (`*`)            | Month when the job is run. ( 1-12, *, */2, etc )  |
+| `exclude`          |           no (`{}`)           | Allows you to specify files to exclude. See [Exclude](#exclude) for reference. |
+| `disable_logging`  |           no                  | Optionally disable logging  |
+| `mail_on_error`    |           no                  | Optionally send a mail if the backupjob will fail *(mailx is required)* |
+| `mail_address`     |  if `mail_on_error` is true   | The mail addressto recive mails if you enabled ``mail_on_error``. |
 
 Example:
 ```yaml
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ restic_backups:
     repo: remove
     src: /path/to/data
     scheduled: true
-    schedule_hour: 3
+    schedule_oncalendar: '*-*-* 01:00:00'
 ```
 
 > You can also specify restic_backups as an array, which is a legacy feature and
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b9af5df..01d4385 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ restic_create_cron: false
 restic_dir_owner: '{{ ansible_user | default(ansible_user_id) }}'
 restic_dir_group: '{{ ansible_user | default(ansible_user_id) }}'
 
+# timer defaults
+restic_systemd_timer_randomizeddelaysec: '4h'
+restic_systemd_timer_default_OnCalendar: '*-*-* 02:00:00'
+
 # perform simple version check for this role? (true is recomended)
 submodules_versioncheck: false
diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index 9e09609..d3d7049 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
   loop: "{{ restic_repos|dict2items }}"
   when:
     - item.value.init is defined
-    - item.value.init
+    - item.value.init|bool
diff --git a/tasks/timer.yml b/tasks/timer.yml
index 90f71db..695b4a7 100644
--- a/tasks/timer.yml
+++ b/tasks/timer.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: cleanup old CRON jobs from migration
-  ansible.builtin.cron:
-    name: 'arillso.restic backup {{ item.name }}'
-    job: 'CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name }}.sh'
-    minute: '{{ item.schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
-    hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("*") }}'
-    weekday: '{{ item.schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
-    month: '{{ item.schedule_month | default("*") }}'
-    state: absent
-  become: true
-  no_log: true
-  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
-  when:
-    - restic_create_cron
-    - item.name is defined
-    - item.scheduled | default(false)
-
 - name: create systemd timer
   block:
     - name: copy systemd timer
@@ -87,9 +70,28 @@
         - restic_create_cron
         - item.name is defined
         - item.scheduled | default(false)
+
+    - name: delete old cronjob entry if available
+      ansible.builtin.cron:
+        name: "do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}"
+        job: "CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh"
+        minute: '{{ item.schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
+        hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("2") }}'
+        weekday: '{{ item.schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
+        month: '{{ item.schedule_month | default("*") }}'
+        state: absent
+        cron_file: '/etc/crontab'
+        user: 'root'
+      become: true
+      no_log: true
+      with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
+      when:
+        - restic_create_cron
+        - item.name is defined
+        - item.scheduled | default(false)
   when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
   rescue:
-    - name: set ceonjo intead of systemd
+    - name: set cronjob intead of systemd
       set_fact:
         restic_force_cron: true
 
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@
     name: "do1jlr.restic backup {{ item.name }}"
     job: "CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }}.sh"
     minute: '{{ item.schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
-    hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("*") }}'
+    hour: '{{ item.schedule_hour | default("2") }}'
     weekday: '{{ item.schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
     month: '{{ item.schedule_month | default("*") }}'
     state: present
diff --git a/templates/restic.timer.j2 b/templates/restic.timer.j2
index 79d80a4..69ea2c8 100644
--- a/templates/restic.timer.j2
+++ b/templates/restic.timer.j2
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Description=Run restic backup {{ item.name }} every night
 
 [Timer]
-OnCalendar=*-*-* 02:00:00
-RandomizedDelaySec=3h
+OnCalendar={{ restic_systemd_timer_default_OnCalendar }}
+RandomizedDelaySec={{ restic_systemd_timer_randomizeddelaysec }}
 Persistent=yes
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2 b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
index 412f37e..f1ab0c3 100644
--- a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
+++ b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export B2_ACCOUNT_KEY={{ restic_repos[item.repo].b2_account_key }}
 {% if item.src is defined %}
 BACKUP_SOURCE={{ item.src }}
 {% endif %}
+
+
 set -uxo pipefail
 {#
   Define Tags
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ else
     echo "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') ERROR" >> {{ backup_result_log }}
 fi
 
+
+
 {#
   Define stdin forget commands
 #}
@@ -140,4 +144,11 @@ 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 }}
+    {% if item.mail_on_error is defined and item.mail_on_error == true %}
+    mail -s "restic backup failed on {{ ansible_hostname }}" {{ item.mail_address }}  <<< "Something went wrong while running restic backup script running at {{ ansible_hostname }} at $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S').
+      {%- if item.src is defined -%}
+        {{ ' ' }}We tried to backup '{{ item.src }}'.
+      {%- endif -%}
+      {{ ' ' }}Please repair the restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }} job."
+    {% endif %}
 fi
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 7373467..5d48ccb 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ restic_os_variables:
   paths:
     - 'vars'
 
-playbook_version_number: 8  # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 11  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'do1jlr.restic.version'