diff --git a/resources/lib/backup.py b/resources/lib/backup.py
index 2e583af..149904d 100644
--- a/resources/lib/backup.py
+++ b/resources/lib/backup.py
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ class XbmcBackup:
         
         utils.log(utils.getString(30046))
 
-    def run(self,mode=-1):
+    def run(self,mode=-1,runSilent=False):
 	#check if we should use the progress bar
-        if(utils.getSetting('run_silent') == 'false'):
+        if(utils.getSetting('run_silent') == 'false' and not runSilent):
             self.progressBar = xbmcgui.DialogProgress()
             self.progressBar.create(utils.getString(30010),utils.getString(30049) + "......")
 
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ class XbmcBackup:
                 self.restoreFiles()
             else:
                 xbmcgui.Dialog().ok(utils.getString(30010),utils.getString(30045),self.remote_path)
+
+        if(utils.getSetting('run_silent') == 'false' and not runSilent):
+            self.progressBar.close()
         
     def syncFiles(self):
         
@@ -188,9 +191,6 @@ class XbmcBackup:
                 else:
                     vfs.copy(xbmc.makeLegalFilename(source + aFile),xbmc.makeLegalFilename(dest + aFile,False))
 
-        if(utils.getSetting('run_silent') == 'false'):
-            self.progressBar.close()
-
     def updateProgress(self,message=''):
         self.filesLeft = self.filesLeft - 1
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index eace7d5..aa94723 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ __Addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(__addon_id__)
 def log(message,loglevel=xbmc.LOGNOTICE):
     xbmc.log(encode(__addon_id__ + ": " + message),level=loglevel)
 
+def showNotification(message):
+    xbmc.executebuiltin("Notification(" + getString(30010) + "," + message + ",4000," + xbmc.translatePath(__Addon.getAddonInfo('path') + "/icon.png") + ")")
+
 def getSetting(name):
     return __Addon.getSetting(name)
 
diff --git a/scheduler.py b/scheduler.py
index 96b727d..ecd0e76 100644
--- a/scheduler.py
+++ b/scheduler.py
@@ -1,25 +1,58 @@
 import xbmc
+import datetime
 import time
 import resources.lib.utils as utils
+from resources.lib.croniter import croniter
 from resources.lib.backup import XbmcBackup
 
 class BackupScheduler:
     enabled = "false"
-
+    next_run = 0
+    
     def __init__(self):
         self.enabled = utils.getSetting("enable_scheduler")
+
+        if(self.enabled == "true"):
+            self.setup()
+
+    def setup(self):
+        #scheduler was turned on, find next run time
+        utils.log("scheduler enabled, finding next run time")
+        self.findNextRun(time.time())
+        utils.log("scheduler will run again on " + datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(self.next_run).strftime('%m-%d-%Y %H:%M'))
         
     def start(self):
         while(not xbmc.abortRequested):
             if(self.enabled == "true"):
-                cron_exp = self.parseSchedule()
-                utils.log(cron_exp)
+                now = time.time()
+
+                if(self.next_run <= now):
+                    if(utils.getSetting('run_silent') == 'false'):
+                        utils.showNotification("Starting scheduled backup")
+                    #run the job in backup mode, hiding the dialog box
+                    backup = XbmcBackup()
+                    backup.run(XbmcBackup.Backup,True)
+                    
+                self.findNextRun(now)
             else:
-                utils.log("backup not enabled")
                 self.enabled = utils.getSetting("enable_scheduler")
+
+                if(self.enabled == "true"):
+                    self.setup()
                 
             time.sleep(10)
 
+    def findNextRun(self,now):
+        #find the cron expression and get the next run time
+        cron_exp = self.parseSchedule()
+
+        cron_ob = croniter(cron_exp,datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(now))
+        new_run_time = cron_ob.get_next(float)
+
+        if(new_run_time != self.next_run):
+            self.next_run = new_run_time
+            utils.log("scheduler will run again on " + datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(self.next_run).strftime('%m-%d-%Y %H:%M'))
+
     def parseSchedule(self):
         schedule_type = int(utils.getSetting("schedule_interval"))
         cron_exp = utils.getSetting("cron_schedule")