diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
index 4bf99cf9934..60aa685b6fc 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ class ir_cron(osv.osv):
                     _logger.debug('%.3fs (%s, %s)' % (end_time - start_time, model_name, method_name))
             except Exception, e:
                 self._handle_callback_exception(cr, uid, model_name, method_name, args, job_id, e)
+        else:
+            msg = "Method `%s.%s` do not exist." % (model._name, method_name) \
+                if model else "Model `%s` do not exist." % model._name
+            _logger.warning(msg)
 
     def _process_job(self, job_cr, job, cron_cr):
         """ Run a given job taking care of the repetition.
diff --git a/openerpcommand/__init__.py b/openerpcommand/__init__.py
index 5a243ded229..6d41c2842dc 100644
--- a/openerpcommand/__init__.py
+++ b/openerpcommand/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from .bench_sale_mrp import BenchSaleMrp
 from . import common
 
 from . import conf # Not really server-side (in the `for` below).
+from . import cron
 from . import drop
 from . import initialize
 from . import model
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ from . import uninstall
 from . import update
 from . import web
 
-command_list_server = (conf, drop, initialize, model, module, read, run_tests,
+command_list_server = (conf, cron, drop, initialize, model, module, read, run_tests,
                        scaffold, uninstall, update, web, )
 
 command_list_client = (Call, Open, Show, ConsumeNothing, ConsumeMemory,
diff --git a/openerpcommand/cron.py b/openerpcommand/cron.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc74e92ff09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openerpcommand/cron.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""
+Run an OpenERP cron process.
+"""
+
+import os
+
+import common
+
+def set_addons(args):
+    import openerp.tools.config
+    config = openerp.tools.config
+
+    assert hasattr(args, 'addons')
+    if args.addons:
+        args.addons = args.addons.split(':')
+    else:
+        args.addons = []
+
+    config['addons_path'] = ','.join(args.addons)
+
+def run(args):
+    import openerp.cli.server
+    import openerp.tools.config
+    import openerp.service.cron
+    config = openerp.tools.config
+
+    os.environ["TZ"] = "UTC"
+    set_addons(args)
+    args.database = args.database or []
+
+    config['log_handler'] = [':WARNING', 'openerp.addons.base.ir.ir_cron:DEBUG']
+
+    openerp.cli.server.check_root_user()
+    openerp.netsvc.init_logger()
+    #openerp.cli.server.report_configuration()
+    openerp.cli.server.configure_babel_localedata_path()
+    openerp.cli.server.setup_signal_handlers()
+    import openerp.addons.base
+    if args.database:
+        for db in args.database:
+            openerp.cli.server.preload_registry(db)
+        openerp.service.cron.start_service()
+        openerp.cli.server.quit_on_signals()
+    else:
+        print "No database given."
+
+
+def add_parser(subparsers):
+    parser = subparsers.add_parser('cron',
+        description='Run an OpenERP cron process.')
+    common.add_addons_argument(parser)
+    parser.add_argument('--database', action='append',
+        help='Database for which cron jobs are processed (can be given repeated)')
+
+    parser.set_defaults(run=run)