quick update: adding "COLUMNS=80" seems to have fixed the issue for us. here's what our current crontab looks like with COLUMNS=80 added: # Horde Alarms */5 * * * * COLUMNS=80 PHP_PEAR_SYSCONF_DIR=/var/www/horde php -d include_path=/var/www/horde/pear/php /var/www/horde/pear/horde-alarms