2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/initlog.1 b/src/initlog.1
index 87eaf8d3..5d50bf90 100644
--- a/src/initlog.1
+++ b/src/initlog.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Execute the specified program, logging anything output to
 stdout or stderr.
 .TP
 .I "\-e, \-\-event=[number]"
-Logs that the specified event happened. Usually used in conjuction
+Logs that the specified event happened. Used in conjuction
 with \fB\-\-name\fR. Currently specified events are:
 .nf
  \fB1\fR  the action completed successfully
diff --git a/src/initlog.c b/src/initlog.c
index 5905e16c..39579eeb 100644
--- a/src/initlog.c
+++ b/src/initlog.c
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ int processArgs(int argc, char **argv, int silent) {
 	 fprintf(stderr, _("--name requires one of --event or --string\n"));
 	return -1;
     }
+    if (cmdevent && cmd) {
+	    if (!silent)
+	      fprintf(stderr, _("--cmd and --run are incompatible with --event\n"));
+	    return -1;
+    }
     if (conffile) {
 	readConfiguration(conffile);
     } else {