diff --git a/otouto/bot.lua b/otouto/bot.lua
index 38ffed9..1b6c08c 100644
--- a/otouto/bot.lua
+++ b/otouto/bot.lua
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ function bot:run(config)
 		    for n=1, #self.plugins do 
 			    local v = self.plugins[n]
 				if v.cron then -- Call each plugin's cron function, if it has one.
-					local result, err = pcall(function() v.cron(config) end)
+					local result, err = pcall(function() v.cron(self, config) end)
 					if not result then
-						utilities.handle_exception(err, 'CRON: ' .. n, config.log_chat)
+						utilities.handle_exception(self, err, 'CRON: ' .. n, config.log_chat)
 					end
 				end
 			end
diff --git a/otouto/utilities.lua b/otouto/utilities.lua
index 27f369b..36cfd7f 100644
--- a/otouto/utilities.lua
+++ b/otouto/utilities.lua
@@ -499,14 +499,20 @@ function utilities:resolve_username(input)
 end
 
 function utilities:handle_exception(err, message, log_chat)
-  if not err then err = '' end
-  local output = '\n[' .. os.date('%F %T', os.time()) .. ']\n' .. self.info.username .. ': ' .. err .. '\n' .. message .. '\n'
-  if log_chat then
-	output = '<code>' .. utilities.html_escape(output) .. '</code>'
-	return utilities.send_message(log_chat, output, true, nil, 'html')
-  else
-	print(output)
-  end
+    local output = string.format(
+        '[%s]\n%s: %s\n%s\n',
+        os.date('%F %T'),
+        self.info.username,
+        err or '',
+        message
+    )
+    if log_chat then
+        output = '<code>' .. utilities.html_escape(output) .. '</code>'
+        return utilities.send_message(log_chat, output, true, nil, 'html')
+    else
+        print(output)
+    end
+
 end
 
 -- MOVED TO DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE