diff --git a/lib/bacula_handler.rb b/lib/bacula_handler.rb
index aceb26b..a559c24 100644
--- a/lib/bacula_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/bacula_handler.rb
@@ -1,107 +1,118 @@
 class BaculaHandler
   require 'net/scp'
 
   attr_accessor :host, :tempfile
 
   # Initializes a BaculaHandler instance.
   #
   # Sets `host` and `template` attributes.
   #
   # @param host[Host] A the host instance the the bacula handler will act upon
   def initialize(host)
     @host = host
     @tempfile = get_config_file
   end
 
   # Deploys the host's config to the bacula director by
   #
   # * uploading the configuration
   # * reloadind the bacula director
   #
   # Updates the host's status accordingly
   #
   # @return [Boolean] false if something went wrong
   def deploy_config
     return false unless send_config
     if reload_bacula
       host.set_deployed
     else
       host.dispatch || host.redispatch
     end
   end
 
   # Removes the host's configuration from the bacula director by
   #
   # * removing the host's configuration files
   # * reloading the bacula director
   #
   # Updates the host's status accordingly
   #
   # @return [Boolean] false if something went wrong
   def undeploy_config
     return false unless remove_config
     host.disable if reload_bacula
   end
 
+  # Schedules an immediate backup to the bacula director for the given host and job
+  #
+  # @params job_name[String] the job's name
+  def backup_now(job_name)
+    job = host.job_templates.enabled.find_by(name: job_name)
+    return false unless job
+    command = "echo \"run job=\\\"#{job.name_for_config}\\\" yes\" | #{bconsole}"
+    Rails.logger.warn("[BaculaHandler] : #{command}")
+    exec_with_timeout(command, 2)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def get_config_file
     file = Tempfile.new(host.name)
     file.chmod(0666)
     file.write host.baculize_config.join("\n")
     file.close
     file
   end
 
   def send_config
     begin
       Net::SCP.upload!(
         ssh_settings[:host],
         ssh_settings[:username],
         tempfile.path,
         ssh_settings[:path] + host.name + '.conf',
         ssh: { keys: [ssh_settings[:key_file]] }
       )
     rescue
       return false
     end
     true
   end
 
   def remove_config
     begin
       Net::SSH.start(ssh_settings[:host], ssh_settings[:username],
                      keys: ssh_settings[:key_file]) do |ssh|
         ssh.exec!("rm #{ssh_settings[:path] + host.name}.conf")
       end
     rescue
       return false
     end
     true
   end
 
   def reload_bacula
     command = "echo \"reload quit\" | #{bconsole}"
     exec_with_timeout(command, 2)
   end
 
   def exec_with_timeout(command, sec)
     begin
       Timeout::timeout(sec) do
         `#{command}`
       end
     rescue
       return false
     end
     true
   end
 
   def bconsole
     "bconsole -c #{Rails.root}/config/bconsole.conf"
   end
 
   def ssh_settings
     @ssh_settings ||= YAML::load(File.open("#{Rails.root}/config/ssh.yml"))[Rails.env].
       symbolize_keys
   end
 end