diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 091e0bb..1752045 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ sed -i 's|.*RuntimeMaxFiles=.*|RuntimeMaxFiles=10|g' /etc/systemd/journald.conf
 sed -i 's|.*MaxRetentionSec=.*|MaxRetentionSec=1week|g' /etc/systemd/journald.conf
 systemctl restart systemd-journald.service
 
+# adjust rsyslogd to log cron to it's own file, and to not include cron or mail in main syslog file
+sed -i 's|^#cron\.\*|cron\.\*|' /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
+sed -i 's|^\*\.\*;auth,authpriv\.none|\*\.\*;auth,authpriv\.none;mail\.none;cron\.none|' /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
+systemctl restart rsyslog
+
 # install some handy extra packages
 DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install gdu exa pwgen net-tools