diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 4c3690d..7b1a11c 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [ "$SHUTDOWN_ENABLED" = "true" ]; then
 # Cron jobs
 
 # Shutdown services at specified time
-$SHUTDOWN_TIME node /usr/local/bin/shutdown-services.sh
+$SHUTDOWN_TIME /usr/local/bin/shutdown-services.sh >> /var/log/cron/cron.log 2>&1
 EOF
 
   # Ensure the crontab file has correct ownership and permissions
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ EOF
   chown root:root /var/log/cron/cron.log
   chmod 644 /var/log/cron/cron.log
 
-  # Start the cron daemon with enhanced logging
-  crond -b -l 8 -L /var/log/cron/cron.log
+  # Start the cron daemon with adjusted logging level to suppress unwanted messages
+  crond -b -l 6 -L /var/log/cron/cron.log
 
   # Tail the cron log to stdout so it appears in Docker logs
   tail -F /var/log/cron/cron.log &
diff --git a/scripts/shutdown-services.sh b/scripts/shutdown-services.sh
index cd85e03..90d055b 100755
--- a/scripts/shutdown-services.sh
+++ b/scripts/shutdown-services.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,20 @@
 # Path to the services.json file
 servicesFile="/app/src/data/services.json"
 
+# Log file path
+logFile="/var/log/cron/cron.log"
+
+# Log function to include timestamps
+log() {
+    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1" >> "$logFile"
+}
+
+# Start logging
+log "shutdown-services.sh started"
+
 # Check if the services.json file exists
 if [ ! -f "$servicesFile" ]; then
-    echo "Error: services.json file not found at $servicesFile."
+    log "Error: services.json file not found at $servicesFile."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -17,12 +28,20 @@ jq -c '.[]' "$servicesFile" | while read -r service; do
 
     # Check if the compose file is not null or empty
     if [ "$composeFile" != "null" ] && [ -n "$composeFile" ]; then
-        echo "Running docker-compose down for $composeFile in $servicePath"
+        log "Running docker-compose down for $composeFile in $servicePath"
         # Navigate to the service path and run docker-compose down
-        (cd "$servicePath" && docker-compose -f "$composeFile" down)
+        (
+            cd "$servicePath" && docker-compose -f "$composeFile" down >> "$logFile" 2>&1
+            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                log "Successfully stopped service at $servicePath"
+            else
+                log "Error stopping service at $servicePath"
+            fi
+        )
     else
-        echo "Compose file not specified for a service. Skipping."
+        log "Compose file not specified for a service at $servicePath. Skipping."
     fi
 done
 
-echo "All services have been processed."
+log "All services have been processed."
+log "shutdown-services.sh completed"