diff --git a/bin/gniza b/bin/gniza
index 55caeca..60eccf3 100755
--- a/bin/gniza
+++ b/bin/gniza
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fi
 
 # Only create log files for operations that produce meaningful output
 case "${SUBCOMMAND:-}" in
-    backup|restore|retention) init_logging ;;
+    backup|restore|retention|scheduled-run) init_logging ;;
 esac
 
 # ── Parse subcommand flags helper ────────────────────────────
@@ -499,6 +499,43 @@ run_cli() {
             fi
             ;;
 
+        scheduled-run)
+            local sched_name="" target="" remote=""
+            sched_name=$(_parse_flag "--schedule" "${SUBCMD_ARGS[@]+"${SUBCMD_ARGS[@]}"}") || true
+            target=$(_parse_flag "--target" "${SUBCMD_ARGS[@]+"${SUBCMD_ARGS[@]}"}") || true
+            remote=$(_parse_flag "--remote" "${SUBCMD_ARGS[@]+"${SUBCMD_ARGS[@]}"}") || true
+            [[ -z "$sched_name" ]] && die "scheduled-run requires --schedule=NAME"
+
+            trap release_all_target_locks EXIT
+
+            local rc=0
+            if [[ -n "$target" && "$target" == *,* ]]; then
+                local IFS=','
+                local names
+                read -ra names <<< "$target"
+                for t in "${names[@]}"; do
+                    t="${t#"${t%%[![:space:]]*}"}"
+                    t="${t%"${t##*[![:space:]]}"}"
+                    [[ -z "$t" ]] && continue
+                    backup_target "$t" "$remote" || rc=$?
+                done
+            elif [[ -n "$target" ]]; then
+                backup_target "$target" "$remote" || rc=$?
+            else
+                backup_all_targets "$remote" || rc=$?
+            fi
+
+            # Stamp LAST_RUN on success
+            if (( rc == 0 )); then
+                local conf="$CONFIG_DIR/schedules.d/${sched_name}.conf"
+                if [[ -f "$conf" ]]; then
+                    sed -i '/^LAST_RUN=/d' "$conf"
+                    echo "LAST_RUN=\"$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')\"" >> "$conf"
+                fi
+            fi
+            exit "$rc"
+            ;;
+
         version)
             echo "gniza v${GNIZA4LINUX_VERSION}"
             ;;
diff --git a/lib/schedule.sh b/lib/schedule.sh
index c78dbc2..754df55 100644
--- a/lib/schedule.sh
+++ b/lib/schedule.sh
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ build_cron_line() {
         extra_flags+=" --target=$SCHEDULE_TARGETS"
     fi
 
-    echo "$cron_expr PATH=\"/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin\" $bin_path backup${extra_flags} >>\"${LOG_DIR}/cron.log\" 2>&1"
+    echo "${cron_expr} PATH=\"/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin\" ${bin_path} scheduled-run --schedule=${name}${extra_flags} >>\"${LOG_DIR}/cron.log\" 2>&1"
 }
 
 # ── Crontab Management ────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/tui/screens/schedule.py b/tui/screens/schedule.py
index f49f151..6032808 100644
--- a/tui/screens/schedule.py
+++ b/tui/screens/schedule.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from tui.widgets.header import GnizaHeader as Header  # noqa: F811
 from textual.containers import Vertical, Horizontal
 from textual import work
 
-from tui.config import list_conf_dir, parse_conf, update_conf_key, CONFIG_DIR, LOG_DIR
+from tui.config import list_conf_dir, parse_conf, update_conf_key, CONFIG_DIR
 from tui.models import Schedule
 from tui.backend import run_cli
 from tui.widgets import ConfirmDialog, OperationLog, DocsPanel
@@ -40,28 +40,15 @@ class ScheduleScreen(Screen):
         table = self.query_one("#sched-table", DataTable)
         table.clear(columns=True)
         table.add_columns("Name", "Active", "Type", "Time", "Last Run", "Next Run", "Sources", "Destinations")
-        last_run = self._get_last_run()
         schedules = list_conf_dir("schedules.d")
         for name in schedules:
             data = parse_conf(CONFIG_DIR / "schedules.d" / f"{name}.conf")
             s = Schedule.from_conf(name, data)
             active = "✅" if s.active == "yes" else "❌"
+            last_run = data.get("LAST_RUN", "never") or "never"
             next_run = self._calc_next_run(s) if s.active == "yes" else "inactive"
             table.add_row(name, active, s.schedule, s.time, last_run, next_run, s.targets or "all", s.remotes or "all", key=name)
 
-    def _get_last_run(self) -> str:
-        """Get the timestamp of the most recent backup log."""
-        from pathlib import Path
-        log_dir = Path(str(LOG_DIR))
-        if not log_dir.is_dir():
-            return "never"
-        logs = sorted(log_dir.glob("gniza-*.log"), key=lambda p: p.stat().st_mtime, reverse=True)
-        if not logs:
-            return "never"
-        mtime = logs[0].stat().st_mtime
-        dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(mtime)
-        return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
-
     def _calc_next_run(self, s: Schedule) -> str:
         """Calculate the next run time from schedule config."""
         now = datetime.now()