diff --git a/lib/crono/cli.rb b/lib/crono/cli.rb
index db714c3..231e4ac 100644
--- a/lib/crono/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/crono/cli.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module Crono
       load_rails
       print_banner
 
+      check_jobs
       start_working_loop
     end
 
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ module Crono
       require File.expand_path(config.cronotab)
     end
 
+    def check_jobs
+      if Crono.scheduler.jobs.empty?
+        logger.error "You have no jobs defined in you cronotab file #{config.cronotab}"
+      end
+    end
+
     def start_working_loop
       Thread.abort_on_exception = true
       while job = Crono.scheduler.next do