diff --git a/macro.h b/macro.h
index a3b1d535..4afdc31a 100644
--- a/macro.h
+++ b/macro.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef SICSMACRO
 #define SICSMACRO
 #include <tcl.h>
+#include "sics.h"
 #include "SCinter.h"
 
    Tcl_Interp *MacroInit(SicsInterp *pInter);
diff --git a/sicscron.c b/sicscron.c
index ce49d5d2..2621d945 100644
--- a/sicscron.c
+++ b/sicscron.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <tcl.h>
+#include "macro.h"
 #include "fortify.h"
 #include "sics.h"
 #include "splitter.h"
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
                     char *pCommand;
                     SConnection *pCon;
                     int iEnd;
+                    Statistics *stat;
                   } Cron, *pCron;
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -43,12 +44,19 @@
      {
          SCDeleteConnection(self->pCon);
      }
+     if (self->stat) {
+       StatisticsKill(self->stat);
+     }
      free(self);
   }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   static int CronTask(void *pData)
   {
+     Statistics *old;
+
      pCron self = (pCron)pData;
+     int iRet;
+     Tcl_Interp *pTcl = pServ->pSics->pTcl;
      
      if(!self)
      {
@@ -57,7 +65,17 @@
 
      if(time(NULL) > self->tNext)
      {
-         SCInvoke(self->pCon,pServ->pSics,self->pCommand);
+         MacroPush(self->pCon);
+         old=StatisticsBegin(self->stat);
+         iRet = Tcl_Eval(pTcl,self->pCommand);
+         StatisticsEnd(old);
+         MacroPop();
+         if (iRet != TCL_OK) {
+           SCPrintf(self->pCon, eStatus,
+             "ERROR in sicscron script: %s", pTcl->result);
+           self->iEnd = 0;
+           return 0;
+         }
          self->tNext = time(NULL) + self->iIntervall;
      }
      return self->iEnd;
@@ -82,11 +100,11 @@
                int argc, char *argv[])
   {
      pCron pNew = NULL;
-     int iVal, iRet;
+     int iVal, iRet, rights;
      char *cmd;
      
-     /* only managers may do this */
-     if(!SCMatchRights(pCon,usMugger))
+     /* need user priv. */
+     if(!SCMatchRights(pCon,usUser))
      {
         return 0;
      }
@@ -123,10 +141,16 @@
         SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: out of memory in sicscron",eError);
         return 0;
      }
+     rights = SCGetRights(pCon);
+     if (rights > usMugger) {
+       /* transfer the rights to the dummy connection */
+       SCSetRights(pNew->pCon, rights);
+     }
      pNew->iIntervall = iVal;
      pNew->pCommand = cmd;
      pNew->tNext = 0;
      pNew->iEnd = 1;
+     pNew->stat = StatisticsNew(cmd);
 
      TaskRegister(pServ->pTasker,
                   CronTask,