diff --git a/controller/pkg/job_runner.go b/controller/pkg/job_runner.go
index f6926c3..35c175a 100644
--- a/controller/pkg/job_runner.go
+++ b/controller/pkg/job_runner.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func JobScheduler(server *socketio.Server, cronTime string, jobFunc func()) {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("There was an error getting location: %v", err)
 		server.BroadcastToRoom("/", "logs", "logs", fmt.Sprintf("There was an error getting location: %v", err))
+		loc = time.Local
 	}
 
 	crontJob := cron.New(cron.WithLocation(loc)) // cron.WithSeconds()
@@ -25,7 +26,21 @@ func JobScheduler(server *socketio.Server, cronTime string, jobFunc func()) {
 	// reference for the cron time format https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/robfig/cron@v1.2.0#hdr-CRON_Expression_Format
 
 	// we can use 6 feilds but we need to add this in with cron.WithSeconds into our cron job other wise we can use use the standard 5 fields https://crontab.guru/
-	crontJob.AddFunc(cronTime, jobFunc)
+	_, err = crontJob.AddFunc(cronTime, func() {
+		now := time.Now().In(loc)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("⏰ Cron job triggered at %s (spec: %s)", now.Format(time.RFC3339), cronTime)
+		fmt.Println(msg)
+		server.BroadcastToRoom("/", "logs", "logs", msg)
+
+		jobFunc()
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to add cron job (%s): %v\n", cronTime, err)
+		server.BroadcastToRoom("/", "logs", "logs", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to add cron job (%s): %v\n", cronTime, err))
+		return
+	}
 
 	crontJob.Start()
+	fmt.Printf("✅ Cron job scheduled: %s (TZ: %s)\n", cronTime, loc.String())
+	server.BroadcastToRoom("/", "logs", "logs", fmt.Sprintf("✅ Cron job scheduled: %s (TZ: %s)\n", cronTime, loc.String()))
 }