diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 7f064ea..4faea07 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,15 @@ export const cli = new Command().name("cronx")
     },
   })
   .option(
-    `--suppress-stdio`,
-    `Whether or not to suppress your executable's "stdout" and "stderr"`,
+    `--suppress-stdout`,
+    `Whether or not to suppress your executable's "stdout"`,
+    {
+      default: false,
+    },
+  )
+  .option(
+    `--suppress-stderr`,
+    `Whether or not to suppress your executable's "stderr"`,
     {
       default: false,
     },
@@ -76,7 +83,8 @@ export const cli = new Command().name("cronx")
       const {
         tab,
         offset,
-        suppressStdio,
+        suppressStdout,
+        suppressStderr,
       } = options;
 
       if (options.label) {
@@ -183,21 +191,16 @@ export const cli = new Command().name("cronx")
       const jobLogger = new JobLogger(label);
 
       if (options.run) {
-        cconsole.debug();
-        cconsole.debug(
-          `Running job: ${job} ${
-            suppressStdio ? "and suppressing output to" : "writing output to"
-          } stdout and stderr`,
-        );
-        cconsole.debug();
         await runExecutable(job, {
-          suppressStdio,
+          suppressStdout,
+          suppressStderr,
           jobLogger,
         });
       }
 
       scheduleCronWithExecutable(job, {
-        suppressStdio,
+        suppressStdout,
+        suppressStderr,
         jobLogger,
         label,
         cronxExpression: cronExpression!,
diff --git a/src/cronx.ts b/src/cronx.ts
index ff1dbe9..0b9716e 100644
--- a/src/cronx.ts
+++ b/src/cronx.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@
 
 import { cconsole } from "cconsole";
 
-import { convertCronxExpressionToDenoCronExpression } from "./cron.ts";
+import {
+  convertCronxExpressionToDenoCronExpression,
+  getLocalUTCOffset,
+} from "./cron.ts";
 
 import { runExecutable } from "src/executables.ts";
 
-import type { JobLogger } from "./JobLogger.ts";
+import type { Logger } from "./JobLogger.ts";
+import type { LogLevel } from "@polyseam/cconsole";
 
 /**
  * Validates a job label accepting only alphanumeric characters, whitespace, hyphens, and underscores.
@@ -31,8 +35,10 @@ export type ScheduleExecutableOptions = {
   cronxExpression: string;
   label?: string;
   offset?: number; // timezone utc offset in hours
-  suppressStdio?: boolean;
-  jobLogger?: JobLogger;
+  suppressStdout?: boolean;
+  suppressStderr?: boolean;
+  jobLogger?: Logger;
+  logLevel?: LogLevel;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +46,9 @@ export type ScheduleExecutableOptions = {
  *
  * @param job - The command-line executable to run
  * @param opt - Configuration options for the scheduled job
- * @param opt.suppressStdio - Whether to suppress standard input/output
+ * @param opt.logLevel - The log level for cronx
+ * @param opt.suppressStdout - Whether to suppress stdout
+ * @param opt.suppressStderr - Whether to suppress stderr
  * @param opt.jobLogger - Optional custom logger function for job execution
  * @param opt.cronxExpression - The cron expression defining the schedule
  * @param opt.offset - Optional timezone offset in hours (defaults to local timezone offset)
@@ -58,8 +66,12 @@ export function scheduleCronWithExecutable(
   job: string,
   opt: ScheduleExecutableOptions,
 ) {
-  const { suppressStdio, jobLogger, cronxExpression } = opt;
-  const offset = opt.offset ?? new Date().getTimezoneOffset() / -60;
+  const { suppressStdout, suppressStderr, jobLogger, cronxExpression } = opt;
+
+  const offset = opt?.offset ?? getLocalUTCOffset();
+  const logLevel = opt?.logLevel ?? "INFO";
+
+  cconsole.setLogLevel(logLevel);
 
   let label = job;
 
@@ -82,14 +94,7 @@ export function scheduleCronWithExecutable(
   );
 
   Deno.cron(label, denoCronExpression, async () => {
-    cconsole.debug();
-    cconsole.debug(
-      `Running job: ${job} ${
-        suppressStdio ? "and suppressing output to" : "writing output to"
-      } stdout and stderr`,
-    );
-    cconsole.debug();
-    await runExecutable(job, { suppressStdio, jobLogger });
+    await runExecutable(job, { suppressStdout, suppressStderr, jobLogger });
   });
 }
 
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ export type ScheduleFunctionOptions = {
   cronxExpression: string;
   label?: string;
   offset?: number;
+  logLevel?: LogLevel;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -124,10 +130,14 @@ export function scheduleCronWithFunction(
 ) {
   const { cronxExpression } = opt;
 
-  const offset = opt.offset ?? new Date().getTimezoneOffset() / -60;
+  const offset = opt.offset ?? getLocalUTCOffset();
 
   const label = opt.label ?? jobFn.name;
 
+  const logLevel = opt.logLevel ?? "INFO";
+
+  cconsole.setLogLevel(logLevel);
+
   const denoCronExpression = convertCronxExpressionToDenoCronExpression(
     cronxExpression,
     offset,
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ export function scheduleCronWithFunction(
 
   Deno.cron(label, denoCronExpression, async () => {
     cconsole.debug();
-    cconsole.debug("Running job function: " + label);
+    cconsole.debug("Running function job: " + label);
     cconsole.debug();
     await jobFn();
   });
diff --git a/src/executables.ts b/src/executables.ts
index 13bd8c0..80b46a0 100644
--- a/src/executables.ts
+++ b/src/executables.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
  */
 
 import { JobLogger, type Logger } from "./JobLogger.ts";
+import { cconsole } from "cconsole";
 
 type RunExecutableOptions = {
-  suppressStdio?: boolean;
+  suppressStdout?: boolean;
+  suppressStderr?: boolean;
   jobLogger?: Logger;
 };
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ type RunExecutableOptions = {
  * @example
  * ```ts
  * await runExecutable("echo hello", {
- *   suppressStdio: false,
+ *   suppressStderr: true,
  *   jobLogger: console
  * });
  * ```
@@ -35,11 +37,15 @@ export async function runExecutable(
   job: string,
   options: RunExecutableOptions,
 ) {
-  const suppressStdio = options?.suppressStdio || false;
+  const suppressStdout = options?.suppressStdout || false;
+  const suppressStderr = options?.suppressStderr || false;
+
+  printDebugJobStatus({ suppressStderr, suppressStdout, job });
+
   const jobLogger = options?.jobLogger || new JobLogger();
 
-  const stdout = suppressStdio ? "null" : "piped";
-  const stderr = suppressStdio ? "null" : "piped";
+  const stdout = suppressStdout ? "null" : "piped";
+  const stderr = suppressStderr ? "null" : "piped";
 
   const [c, ...args] = job.split(" ");
 
@@ -51,15 +57,34 @@ export async function runExecutable(
 
   const output = await cmd.output();
   const d = new TextDecoder();
-  if (!suppressStdio) {
-    const stdoutTxt = d.decode(output.stdout);
-    const stderrTxt = d.decode(output.stderr);
 
-    if (stdoutTxt) {
-      jobLogger.log(stdoutTxt);
-    }
-    if (stderrTxt) {
-      jobLogger.error(stderrTxt);
-    }
+  if (!suppressStdout) {
+    jobLogger.log(d.decode(output.stdout));
+  }
+
+  // note: stderr is not always an error
+  // unix philosophy says to use stderr for any diagnostic logging
+  if (!suppressStderr) {
+    jobLogger.error(d.decode(output.stderr));
   }
 }
+
+function printDebugJobStatus(
+  { suppressStdout, suppressStderr, job }: {
+    suppressStdout: boolean;
+    suppressStderr: boolean;
+    job: string;
+  },
+) {
+  cconsole.debug();
+  cconsole.debug(
+    `Running job: ${job} with`,
+  );
+  cconsole.debug(
+    `stdout: ${suppressStdout ? "suppressed" : "reflected"}`,
+  );
+  cconsole.debug(
+    `stderr: ${suppressStderr ? "suppressed" : "reflected"}`,
+  );
+  cconsole.debug();
+}