diff --git a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/config.php b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/config.php
index c10a518..35f4ac8 100644
--- a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/config.php
+++ b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/config.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ define('PLUGIN_CFG',  '/boot/config/plugins/varaverk/varaverk.cfg');
 $_vv_cfg = @parse_ini_file(PLUGIN_CFG) ?: [];
 define('SCRIPTS_DIR', $_vv_cfg['SCRIPTS_DIR'] ?? '/mnt/user/appdata/unraid_scripts');
 define('CONF_DIR',    SCRIPTS_DIR . '/Configurations');
+define('LOG_DIR',     '/var/log/varaverk');
 unset($_vv_cfg);
 
 function vv_get_hostname(): string {
diff --git a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/monitor.php b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/monitor.php
index 98bdc02..0127c64 100644
--- a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/monitor.php
+++ b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/monitor.php
@@ -648,37 +648,35 @@ function vv_log_tail(string $path, int $lines): string {
 }
 
 function vv_scripts_status(): array {
-    $tmpBase = '/tmp/user.scripts/tmpScripts';
-    $runDir  = '/tmp/user.scripts/running';
-
-    $running = [];
-    foreach (glob($runDir . '/*') ?: [] as $f) {
-        $running[basename($f)] = true;
-    }
+    $logDir    = LOG_DIR;
+    $statFiles = array_merge(
+        glob("$logDir/*.json")   ?: [],
+        glob("$logDir/*/*.json") ?: []
+    );
 
     $scripts = [];
-    foreach (glob($tmpBase . '/*/') ?: [] as $dir) {
-        $name    = basename(rtrim($dir, '/'));
-        $logPath = $dir . 'log.txt';
-        $ts      = @filemtime($logPath);
-        if (!$ts) continue;
+    foreach ($statFiles as $statFile) {
+        $stat   = json_decode(@file_get_contents($statFile) ?: '{}', true) ?: [];
+        $status = $stat['status'] ?? 'unknown';
 
-        $isRunning = isset($running[$name]);
-
-        if ($isRunning) {
-            $status = 'running';
-        } else {
-            $tail     = vv_log_tail($logPath, 15);
-            $finished = stripos($tail, 'Script Finished') !== false;
-            if ($finished) {
-                $hasWarn = (bool)preg_match('/permission denied|command not found|no such file|: error[\s:]/i', $tail);
-                $status  = $hasWarn ? 'warn' : 'ok';
-            } else {
-                $status = 'unknown';
-            }
+        // Stale running — PID gone (crash or reboot with no cleanup)
+        if ($status === 'running' && !empty($stat['pid'])) {
+            if (!file_exists("/proc/{$stat['pid']}")) $status = 'error';
         }
 
-        $scripts[] = ['name' => $name, 'last_ts' => $ts, 'status' => $status, 'running' => $isRunning];
+        $id   = $stat['id'] ?? basename($statFile, '.json');
+        $name = basename(preg_replace('/\.sh$/', '', $id));
+        $ts   = (int)($stat['end'] ?? $stat['start'] ?? @filemtime($statFile) ?: 0);
+
+        $scripts[] = [
+            'name'     => $name,
+            'last_ts'  => $ts,
+            'status'   => $status,
+            'running'  => $status === 'running',
+            'exit'     => $stat['exit'] ?? null,
+            'duration' => isset($stat['start'], $stat['end'])
+                ? (int)$stat['end'] - (int)$stat['start'] : null,
+        ];
     }
 
     usort($scripts, fn($a, $b) => ($b['last_ts'] ?? 0) <=> ($a['last_ts'] ?? 0));
@@ -689,5 +687,6 @@ function vv_scripts_status(): array {
         'running_count' => count(array_filter($scripts, fn($s) => $s['status'] === 'running')),
         'ok_count'      => count(array_filter($scripts, fn($s) => $s['status'] === 'ok')),
         'warn_count'    => count(array_filter($scripts, fn($s) => $s['status'] === 'warn')),
+        'error_count'   => count(array_filter($scripts, fn($s) => $s['status'] === 'error')),
     ];
 }
diff --git a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php
index d6e81bb..0ef9c76 100644
--- a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php
+++ b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php
@@ -39,15 +39,18 @@ function vv_job_flags(string $id): string {
     return !empty($schedule[$id]['log_enabled']) ? '--log' : '';
 }
 
-define('LOG_DIR', '/var/log/varaverk');
-
 function vv_job_log_path(string $id): string {
     return LOG_DIR . '/' . preg_replace('/\.sh$/', '.log', $id);
 }
 
+function vv_job_stat_path(string $id): string {
+    return LOG_DIR . '/' . preg_replace('/\.sh$/', '.json', $id);
+}
+
 function vv_cron_rebuild(array $schedule): bool {
     if (!is_dir(LOG_DIR)) mkdir(LOG_DIR, 0755, true);
 
+    $runner  = dirname(__DIR__) . '/run_job.sh';
     $lines   = ["# Varaverk — managed by plugin, do not edit manually"];
     $lines[] = "# Regenerated: " . date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
     $lines[] = "";
@@ -56,11 +59,9 @@ function vv_cron_rebuild(array $schedule): bool {
     foreach ($schedule as $entry) {
         if (empty($entry['enabled']) || empty($entry['cron']) || empty($entry['id'])) continue;
         $script  = "$scriptsDir/{$entry['id']}";
-        $logFile = vv_job_log_path($entry['id']);
-        $logDir  = dirname($logFile);
-        if (!is_dir($logDir)) mkdir($logDir, 0755, true);
         $flags   = !empty($entry['log_enabled']) ? ' --log' : '';
-        $lines[] = "{$entry['cron']} bash -c 'echo; echo \"── \$(date \"+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\") ──────────────────────\"; bash \"$script\"$flags' >> \"$logFile\" 2>&1";
+        $id      = $entry['id'];
+        $lines[] = "{$entry['cron']} bash \"$runner\" \"$id\" \"$script\"$flags";
     }
     $lines[] = "";
 
diff --git a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/pages/monitor.php b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/pages/monitor.php
index 58e6993..43969a2 100644
--- a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/pages/monitor.php
+++ b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/pages/monitor.php
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ function vvRenderScripts() {
   const running = sc.running_count ?? 0;
   const ok      = sc.ok_count ?? 0;
   const warn    = sc.warn_count ?? 0;
+  const errors  = sc.error_count ?? 0;
   const now     = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
 
   function vvScriptPill(type, count, color, bg, border, icon) {
@@ -354,7 +355,8 @@ function vvRenderScripts() {
   if (running > 0) html += vvScriptPill('running', running, '#4fc3f7', '#0a2233', '#1e4060', '●');
   if (ok > 0)      html += vvScriptPill('ok',      ok,      '#4caf50', '#0a1f0a', '#1a3a1a', '✓');
   if (warn > 0)    html += vvScriptPill('warn',    warn,    '#ff9800', '#1f1200', '#3a2200', '!');
-  if (!running && !ok && !warn) html += `<span style="font-size:10px;color:#555;">No recent runs</span>`;
+  if (errors > 0)  html += vvScriptPill('error',   errors,  '#f44336', '#2a0a0a', '#5a1a1a', '✗');
+  if (!running && !ok && !warn && !errors) html += `<span style="font-size:10px;color:#555;">No recent runs</span>`;
   html += `</div>`;
 
   const filtered = vvScriptsFilter ? scList.filter(s => s.status === vvScriptsFilter) : scList;
@@ -362,13 +364,14 @@ function vvRenderScripts() {
   filtered.forEach(s => {
     const diff  = now - (s.last_ts ?? now);
     const ago   = diff < 60 ? diff + 's' : diff < 3600 ? Math.floor(diff / 60) + 'm' : diff < 86400 ? Math.floor(diff / 3600) + 'h' : Math.floor(diff / 86400) + 'd';
-    const icon  = s.status === 'running' ? '●' : s.status === 'ok' ? '✓' : s.status === 'warn' ? '!' : '?';
-    const color = s.status === 'running' ? '#4fc3f7' : s.status === 'ok' ? '#4caf50' : s.status === 'warn' ? '#ff9800' : '#555';
+    const icon  = s.status === 'running' ? '●' : s.status === 'ok' ? '✓' : s.status === 'warn' ? '!' : s.status === 'error' ? '✗' : '?';
+    const color = s.status === 'running' ? '#4fc3f7' : s.status === 'ok' ? '#4caf50' : s.status === 'warn' ? '#ff9800' : s.status === 'error' ? '#f44336' : '#555';
     const name  = s.name.length > 24 ? s.name.slice(0, 23) + '…' : s.name;
+    const dur   = s.duration != null ? ` ${s.duration}s` : '';
     listHtml += `<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;margin-bottom:4px;font-size:11px;">
       <span style="color:${color};flex-shrink:0;width:10px;text-align:center;">${icon}</span>
       <span style="color:#888;flex:1;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;">${name}</span>
-      <span style="color:#444;font-size:10px;flex-shrink:0;">${ago}</span>
+      <span style="color:#444;font-size:10px;flex-shrink:0;">${ago}${dur}</span>
     </div>`;
   });
 
diff --git a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/run_job.sh b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/run_job.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b601cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/run_job.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Varaverk job runner — wraps script execution with JSON status tracking.
+# Called by /etc/cron.d/varaverk for every scheduled job.
+#
+# Usage: bash run_job.sh <job_id> <script_path> [flags...]
+#
+# Writes: /var/log/varaverk/<id>.json — status, timestamps, exit code, pid
+#         /var/log/varaverk/<id>.log  — latest run output (overwritten each run)
+#
+# Status values: running → ok (exit 0) | warn (exit 1) | error (exit 2+)
+
+JOB_ID="$1"
+SCRIPT="$2"
+shift 2
+
+LOG_DIR="/var/log/varaverk"
+BASE="${JOB_ID%.sh}"
+LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/$BASE.log"
+STAT_FILE="$LOG_DIR/$BASE.json"
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$LOG_FILE")" "$(dirname "$STAT_FILE")"
+
+START=$(date +%s)
+printf '{"id":"%s","status":"running","start":%s,"pid":%s}\n' \
+    "$JOB_ID" "$START" "$$" > "$STAT_FILE"
+
+bash "$SCRIPT" "$@" > "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+EC=$?
+
+END=$(date +%s)
+if   [ "$EC" -eq 0 ]; then STATUS="ok"
+elif [ "$EC" -eq 1 ]; then STATUS="warn"
+else                        STATUS="error"
+fi
+
+printf '{"id":"%s","status":"%s","start":%s,"end":%s,"exit":%s}\n' \
+    "$JOB_ID" "$STATUS" "$START" "$END" "$EC" > "$STAT_FILE"
+
+exit $EC