diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index bc2cd3a..b27c2d2 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ source functions.sh
 
 pidfile=/var/run/backup_script
 
+mylog 0 "backup starts"
+
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 function cleanup {
    echo "bye bye"
    test -f $pidfile && rm -f $pidfile
+   mylog 0 "backup done"
 }
 
 if [ -f $pidfile ] ; then
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ shift $(( OPTIND - 1))
 mkdir -p $backupdir || myerror 2 "impossible de créer $backupdir"
 
 for dir in "$@" ; do
-  test -d $dir || { echo $dir dont exist ; continue ; } 
+  test -d $dir || { echo $dir dont exist ; mylog 2 "$dir dont exists" ; continue ; } 
   echo cp -a $dir $backupdir
+  mylog $? "backup of $dir done"
 done
 
diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index bda0589..cf45eda 100644
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 #/home/usera/functions.sh
+
+function mylog {
+   code=$1
+   message=$2
+   if [ $code -eq 0 ] ; then
+      code="info"
+   else
+      code="error"
+   fi
+   logger -p local1.$code "$message"
+}
+
 function myerror {
   code=$1
   shift