diff --git a/openerpcommand/common.py b/openerpcommand/common.py
index 89898ff4c3c..bc3101c4be5 100644
--- a/openerpcommand/common.py
+++ b/openerpcommand/common.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ Define a few common arguments for server-side command-line tools.
 """
 import argparse
 import os
+try:
+    from setproctitle import setproctitle
+except ImportError:
+    setproctitle = lambda x: None
 import sys
 
 def add_addons_argument(parser):
diff --git a/openerpcommand/cron.py b/openerpcommand/cron.py
index dc74e92ff09..635aca97fa4 100644
--- a/openerpcommand/cron.py
+++ b/openerpcommand/cron.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def set_addons(args):
     config['addons_path'] = ','.join(args.addons)
 
 def run(args):
+    import openerp
     import openerp.cli.server
     import openerp.tools.config
     import openerp.service.cron
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ def run(args):
 
     config['log_handler'] = [':WARNING', 'openerp.addons.base.ir.ir_cron:DEBUG']
 
+    openerp.multi_process = True
+    common.setproctitle('openerp-cron [%s]' % ', '.join(args.database))
+
     openerp.cli.server.check_root_user()
     openerp.netsvc.init_logger()
     #openerp.cli.server.report_configuration()