diff --git a/cmd/autosnap.go b/cmd/autosnap.go
index e89c9c4..7996eaa 100644
--- a/cmd/autosnap.go
+++ b/cmd/autosnap.go
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/jobrun"
 	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/zfs"
-	"os"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
 )
 
 var AutosnapCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func cmdAutosnap(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		runner.Start()
-	}()
+	r := jobrun.NewJobRunner(log)
 
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		log.Printf("must specify exactly one job as positional argument")
@@ -40,18 +35,9 @@ func cmdAutosnap(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	job := jobrun.JobMetadata{
-		Name:           snap.JobName,
-		RepeatStrategy: snap.Interval,
-		RunFunc: func(log jobrun.Logger) error {
-			log.Printf("doing autosnap: %v", snap)
-			ctx := AutosnapContext{snap}
-			return doAutosnap(ctx, log)
-		},
-	}
-	runner.AddJob(job)
+	r.AddJob(snap)
 
-	wg.Wait()
+	r.Wait()
 
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 5c15698..e017d8a 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ type SSHTransport struct {
 }
 
 type Push struct {
-	JobName           string // for use with jobrun package
+	jobName           string // for use with jobrun package
 	To                *Remote
 	Filter            zfs.DatasetFilter
 	InitialReplPolicy InitialReplPolicy
 	RepeatStrategy    jobrun.RepeatStrategy
 }
 type Pull struct {
-	JobName           string // for use with jobrun package
+	jobName           string // for use with jobrun package
 	From              *Remote
 	Mapping           DatasetMapFilter
 	InitialReplPolicy InitialReplPolicy
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ type Pull struct {
 }
 
 type Prune struct {
-	JobName         string // for use with jobrun package
+	jobName         string // for use with jobrun package
 	DatasetFilter   zfs.DatasetFilter
 	SnapshotFilter  zfs.FilesystemVersionFilter
 	RetentionPolicy *RetentionGrid // TODO abstract interface to support future policies?
 }
 
 type Autosnap struct {
-	JobName       string // for use with jobrun package
+	jobName       string // for use with jobrun package
 	Prefix        string
 	Interval      jobrun.RepeatStrategy
 	DatasetFilter zfs.DatasetFilter
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func parsePushs(v interface{}, rl remoteLookup) (p map[string]*Push, err error)
 			To: toRemote,
 		}
 
-		if push.JobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionPush, name); err != nil {
+		if push.jobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionPush, name); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		if push.Filter, err = parseDatasetMapFilter(e.Filter, true); err != nil {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func parsePulls(v interface{}, rl remoteLookup) (p map[string]*Pull, err error)
 		pull := &Pull{
 			From: fromRemote,
 		}
-		if pull.JobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionPull, name); err != nil {
+		if pull.jobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionPull, name); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		if pull.Mapping, err = parseDatasetMapFilter(e.Mapping, false); err != nil {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func parsePrune(e map[string]interface{}, name string) (prune *Prune, err error)
 
 	prune = &Prune{}
 
-	if prune.JobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionPrune, name); err != nil {
+	if prune.jobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionPrune, name); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ func parseAutosnap(m interface{}, name string) (a *Autosnap, err error) {
 
 	a = &Autosnap{}
 
-	if a.JobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionAutosnap, name); err != nil {
+	if a.jobName, err = fullJobName(JobSectionAutosnap, name); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/jobs.go b/cmd/jobs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c3d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/jobs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/jobrun"
+)
+
+func (p *Pull) JobName() string {
+	return p.jobName
+}
+
+func (p *Pull) JobDo(log jobrun.Logger) (err error) {
+	return jobPull(p, log)
+}
+
+func (p *Pull) JobRepeatStrategy() jobrun.RepeatStrategy {
+	return p.RepeatStrategy
+}
+
+func (a *Autosnap) JobName() string {
+	return a.jobName
+}
+
+func (a *Autosnap) JobDo(log jobrun.Logger) (err error) {
+	return doAutosnap(AutosnapContext{a}, log)
+}
+
+func (a *Autosnap) JobRepeatStrategy() jobrun.RepeatStrategy {
+	return a.Interval
+}
+
+func (p *Prune) JobName() string {
+	return p.jobName
+}
+
+func (p *Prune) JobDo(log jobrun.Logger) (err error) {
+	return doPrune(PruneContext{p, time.Now(), false}, log)
+}
+
+func (p *Prune) JobRepeatStrategy() jobrun.RepeatStrategy {
+	return p.Repeat
+}
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 6ccb7a9..c6758d1 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/jobrun"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 	"io"
 	golog "log"
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ type Logger interface {
 // global state / facilities
 var (
 	conf     Config
-	runner   *jobrun.JobRunner
 	logFlags int = golog.LUTC | golog.Ldate | golog.Ltime
 	logOut   io.Writer
 	log      Logger
@@ -97,8 +95,6 @@ func initConfig() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	jobrunLogger := golog.New(os.Stderr, "jobrun ", logFlags)
-	runner = jobrun.NewJobRunner(jobrunLogger)
 	return
 
 }
diff --git a/jobrun/jobrun.go b/jobrun/jobrun.go
index eb6b73d..886ed92 100644
--- a/jobrun/jobrun.go
+++ b/jobrun/jobrun.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package jobrun
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -18,13 +19,18 @@ func (l jobLogger) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	l.MainLog.Printf(fmt.Sprintf("job[%s]: %s", l.JobName, format), v...)
 }
 
+type Job interface {
+	JobName() string
+	JobDo(log Logger) (err error)
+	JobRepeatStrategy() RepeatStrategy
+}
+
 type JobMetadata struct {
-	Name           string
-	RunFunc        func(log Logger) (err error)
-	LastStart      time.Time
-	LastError      error
-	DueAt          time.Time
-	RepeatStrategy RepeatStrategy
+	Job       Job
+	name      string
+	LastStart time.Time
+	LastError error
+	DueAt     time.Time
 }
 
 type JobRunResult struct {
@@ -42,29 +48,26 @@ type RepeatStrategy interface {
 type JobRunner struct {
 	logger           Logger
 	notificationChan chan JobMetadata
-	newJobChan       chan JobMetadata
+	newJobChan       chan Job
 	finishedJobChan  chan JobMetadata
 	scheduleTimer    <-chan time.Time
 	pending          map[string]JobMetadata
 	running          map[string]JobMetadata
+	wait             sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 func NewJobRunner(logger Logger) *JobRunner {
 	return &JobRunner{
 		logger:           logger,
 		notificationChan: make(chan JobMetadata),
-		newJobChan:       make(chan JobMetadata),
+		newJobChan:       make(chan Job),
 		finishedJobChan:  make(chan JobMetadata),
 		pending:          make(map[string]JobMetadata),
 		running:          make(map[string]JobMetadata),
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *JobRunner) AddJobChan() chan<- JobMetadata {
-	return r.newJobChan
-}
-
-func (r *JobRunner) AddJob(j JobMetadata) {
+func (r *JobRunner) AddJob(j Job) {
 	r.newJobChan <- j
 }
 
@@ -73,24 +76,40 @@ func (r *JobRunner) NotificationChan() <-chan JobMetadata {
 }
 
 func (r *JobRunner) Start() {
+	r.wait.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		r.loop()
+		r.wait.Done()
+	}()
+}
+
+func (r *JobRunner) Wait() {
+	r.wait.Wait()
+}
+
+func (r *JobRunner) loop() {
 
 loop:
 	select {
 
-	case newJob := <-r.newJobChan:
+	case j := <-r.newJobChan:
 
-		_, jobPending := r.pending[newJob.Name]
-		_, jobRunning := r.running[newJob.Name]
+		jn := j.JobName()
+
+		_, jobPending := r.pending[jn]
+		_, jobRunning := r.running[jn]
 
 		if jobPending || jobRunning {
 			panic("job already in runner")
 		}
 
-		r.pending[newJob.Name] = newJob
+		jm := JobMetadata{name: jn, Job: j}
+
+		r.pending[jn] = jm
 
 	case finishedJob := <-r.finishedJobChan:
 
-		delete(r.running, finishedJob.Name)
+		delete(r.running, finishedJob.name)
 
 		res := JobRunResult{
 			Start:  finishedJob.LastStart,
@@ -98,13 +117,13 @@ loop:
 			Error:  finishedJob.LastError,
 		}
 
-		r.logger.Printf("[%s] finished after %s\n", finishedJob.Name, res.RunTime())
+		r.logger.Printf("[%s] finished after %s\n", finishedJob.name, res.RunTime())
 
-		dueTime, resched := finishedJob.RepeatStrategy.ShouldReschedule(res)
+		dueTime, resched := finishedJob.Job.JobRepeatStrategy().ShouldReschedule(res)
 		if resched {
-			r.logger.Printf("[%s] rescheduling to %s", finishedJob.Name, dueTime)
+			r.logger.Printf("[%s] rescheduling to %s", finishedJob.name, dueTime)
 			finishedJob.DueAt = dueTime
-			r.pending[finishedJob.Name] = finishedJob
+			r.pending[finishedJob.name] = finishedJob
 		}
 
 	case <-r.scheduleTimer:
@@ -139,8 +158,8 @@ loop:
 		job.LastStart = now
 
 		go func(job JobMetadata) {
-			jobLog := jobLogger{r.logger, job.Name}
-			if err := job.RunFunc(jobLog); err != nil {
+			jobLog := jobLogger{r.logger, job.name}
+			if err := job.Job.JobDo(jobLog); err != nil {
 				job.LastError = err
 				r.notificationChan <- job
 			}