diff --git a/ofac.c b/ofac.c
index 6e7ba8d6..80d12407 100644
--- a/ofac.c
+++ b/ofac.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
      AddCommand(pInter,"udpquieck",QuieckAction,KillQuieck,NULL);
      AddCommand(pInter,"alias",MakeAlias,NULL,NULL);
      AddCommand(pInter,"sicscron",MakeCron,NULL,NULL);
+     AddCommand(pInter,"dolater",MakeCron,NULL,NULL);
      AddCommand(pInter,"sicsdatafactory",SICSDataFactory,NULL,NULL);
      AddCommand(pInter,"scriptcallback",CallbackScript,NULL,NULL);
      AddCommand(pInter,"help",SicsHelp,KillHelp,NULL);
diff --git a/sicscron.c b/sicscron.c
index 2621d945..76536b5c 100644
--- a/sicscron.c
+++ b/sicscron.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
                          S I C S C R O N
 
   A cron like command facility for SICS which allows to repeat a command
-  at given time intervalls. 
+  at given time intervals. 
 
   copyright: see copyright.h
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 
   typedef struct {
-                    int iIntervall;
+                    int iInterval;
                     time_t tNext;
                     char *pCommand;
                     SConnection *pCon;
@@ -57,13 +57,15 @@
      pCron self = (pCron)pData;
      int iRet;
      Tcl_Interp *pTcl = pServ->pSics->pTcl;
-     
+     time_t now;
+
      if(!self)
      {
         return 0;
      }
 
-     if(time(NULL) > self->tNext)
+     now = time(NULL);
+     if(now >= self->tNext)
      {
          MacroPush(self->pCon);
          old=StatisticsBegin(self->stat);
@@ -76,9 +78,14 @@
            self->iEnd = 0;
            return 0;
          }
-         self->tNext = time(NULL) + self->iIntervall;
+         if (self->iEnd == 2) { /* dolater command */
+           self->iEnd = 0;
+           return 0;
+         }
+         self->tNext += self->iInterval;
+         if (now > self->tNext) self->tNext = now + 1;
      }
-     return self->iEnd;
+     return self->iEnd > 0;
   }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   static void CronSignal(void *pData, int iID, void *pSigData)
@@ -112,15 +119,15 @@
      /* enough arguments? */
      if(argc < 3)
      {
-       SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: not enough arguments to sicscron",eError);
+       SCPrintf(pCon,eError,"ERROR: not enough arguments to %s", argv[0]);
        return 0; 
      }
 
-     /* interpret first argument as intervall in seconds */
+     /* interpret first argument as interval in seconds */
      iRet = Tcl_GetInt(pSics->pTcl,argv[1],&iVal);
      if(iRet != TCL_OK)
      {
-        SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: failed to convert intervall argument to int",
+        SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: failed to convert interval argument to int",
                 eError);
         return 0;
      }
@@ -146,10 +153,14 @@
        /* transfer the rights to the dummy connection */
        SCSetRights(pNew->pCon, rights);
      }
-     pNew->iIntervall = iVal;
+     pNew->iInterval = iVal;
      pNew->pCommand = cmd;
-     pNew->tNext = 0;
-     pNew->iEnd = 1;
+     pNew->tNext = time(NULL) + iVal;
+     if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "dolater") == 0) {
+       pNew->iEnd = 2;
+     } else {
+       pNew->iEnd = 1;
+     }
      pNew->stat = StatisticsNew(cmd);
 
      TaskRegister(pServ->pTasker,