diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50f9450..fb7602d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ This document tracks changes to the `master` branch of the profile.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Exposed `max_status_check` and `wait_between_tries` for status checker [[#48][48]]
+
+### Changed
+- Cluster cancel is now a script instead of the `bkill` command in order to handle the log file paths that come with the job ID [[#55][55]]
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 28/05/2022
 
 ### Added
@@ -91,6 +97,8 @@ This document tracks changes to the `master` branch of the profile.
 [36]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/issues/36
 [39]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/issues/39
 [45]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/issues/45
+[48]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/issues/48
+[55]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/issues/55
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/releases/tag/0.1.0
 [0.1.1]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/releases/tag/0.1.1
 [0.1.2]: https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/releases/tag/0.1.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee7e208..40245df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -256,6 +256,18 @@ From the `snakemake --help` menu
                         default is 10, fractions allowed.
 ```
 
+#### `max_status_checks`
+
+**Default**: `1`
+
+How many times to check the status of a job.
+
+#### `wait_between_tries`
+
+**Default**: `0.001`
+
+How many seconds to wait until checking the status of a job again (if `max_status_checks` is greater than 1).
+
 #### `profile_name`
 
 **Default**: `lsf`
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 8c38871..14b4b71 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@
   "default_project": "",
   "max_status_checks_per_second": 10,
   "max_jobs_per_second": 10,
+  "max_status_checks": 1,
+  "wait_between_tries": 0.001,
   "profile_name": "lsf"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_lsf_cancel.py b/tests/test_lsf_cancel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71919d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_lsf_cancel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from tests.src.OSLayer import OSLayer
+from tests.src.lsf_cancel import kill_jobs, parse_input, KILL
+
+
+class TestParseInput(unittest.TestCase):
+    script = "lsf_cancel.py"
+
+    def test_parse_input_no_args(self):
+        fake_args = [self.script]
+        with patch("sys.argv", fake_args):
+            actual = parse_input()
+
+        assert not actual
+
+    def test_parse_input_one_job_no_log(self):
+        fake_args = [self.script, "1234"]
+        with patch("sys.argv", fake_args):
+            actual = parse_input()
+
+        expected = fake_args[1:]
+        assert actual == expected
+
+    def test_parse_input_one_job_and_log(self):
+        fake_args = [self.script, "1234", "log/file.out"]
+        with patch("sys.argv", fake_args):
+            actual = parse_input()
+
+        expected = [fake_args[1]]
+        assert actual == expected
+
+    def test_parse_input_two_jobs_and_log(self):
+        fake_args = [self.script, "1234", "log/file.out", "9090", "log/other.out"]
+        with patch("sys.argv", fake_args):
+            actual = parse_input()
+
+        expected = [fake_args[1], fake_args[3]]
+        assert actual == expected
+
+    def test_parse_input_two_jobs_and_digits_in_log(self):
+        fake_args = [self.script, "1234", "log/file.out", "9090", "log/123"]
+        with patch("sys.argv", fake_args):
+            actual = parse_input()
+
+        expected = [fake_args[1], fake_args[3]]
+        assert actual == expected
+
+    def test_parse_input_multiple_args_but_no_jobs(self):
+        fake_args = [self.script, "log/file.out", "log/123"]
+        with patch("sys.argv", fake_args):
+            actual = parse_input()
+
+        assert not actual
+
+
+class TestKillJobs(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch.object(
+        OSLayer,
+        OSLayer.run_process.__name__,
+        return_value=(
+            "Job <123> is being terminated",
+            "",
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_kill_jobs_one_job(
+        self,
+        run_process_mock,
+    ):
+        jobids = ["123"]
+        expected_kill_cmd = "{} {}".format(KILL, " ".join(jobids))
+
+        kill_jobs(jobids)
+
+        run_process_mock.assert_called_once_with(expected_kill_cmd, check=False)
+
+    @patch.object(
+        OSLayer,
+        OSLayer.run_process.__name__,
+        return_value=(
+            "Job <123> is being terminated\nJob <456> is being terminated",
+            "",
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_kill_jobs_two_jobs(
+        self,
+        run_process_mock,
+    ):
+        jobids = ["123", "456"]
+        expected_kill_cmd = "{} {}".format(KILL, " ".join(jobids))
+
+        kill_jobs(jobids)
+
+        run_process_mock.assert_called_once_with(expected_kill_cmd, check=False)
+
+    @patch.object(
+        OSLayer,
+        OSLayer.run_process.__name__,
+        return_value=("", ""),
+    )
+    def test_kill_jobs_no_jobs(
+        self,
+        run_process_mock,
+    ):
+        jobids = []
+
+        kill_jobs(jobids)
+
+        run_process_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch.object(
+        OSLayer,
+        OSLayer.run_process.__name__,
+        return_value=("", ""),
+    )
+    def test_kill_jobs_empty_jobs(self, run_process_mock):
+        jobids = ["", ""]
+
+        kill_jobs(jobids)
+
+        run_process_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch.object(
+        OSLayer,
+        OSLayer.run_process.__name__,
+        return_value=("", ""),
+    )
+    def test_kill_jobs_empty_job_and_non_empty_job(self, run_process_mock):
+        jobids = ["", "123"]
+
+        expected_kill_cmd = "{} {}".format(KILL, " ".join(jobids))
+
+        kill_jobs(jobids)
+
+        run_process_mock.assert_called_once_with(expected_kill_cmd, check=False)
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/CookieCutter.py b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/CookieCutter.py
index 58d2729..5acf8f7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/CookieCutter.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/CookieCutter.py
@@ -34,3 +34,11 @@ def get_zombi_behaviour() -> str:
     @staticmethod
     def get_latency_wait() -> float:
         return float("{{cookiecutter.latency_wait}}")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_wait_between_tries() -> float:
+        return float("{{cookiecutter.wait_between_tries}}")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_max_status_checks() -> int:
+        return int("{{cookiecutter.max_status_checks}}")
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/OSLayer.py b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/OSLayer.py
index 187af60..9e5b8c5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/OSLayer.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/OSLayer.py
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def remove_file(file: Path):
             file.unlink()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def run_process(cmd: str) -> Tuple[stdout, stderr]:
+    def run_process(cmd: str, check: bool = True) -> Tuple[stdout, stderr]:
         completed_process = subprocess.run(
-            cmd, check=True, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+            cmd, check=check, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
         )
         return (
             completed_process.stdout.decode().strip(),
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ def run_process(cmd: str) -> Tuple[stdout, stderr]:
     def print(string: str):
         print(string)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def eprint(string: str):
+        print(string, file=sys.stderr)
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_uuid4_string() -> str:
         return str(uuid.uuid4())
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/config.yaml
index 331c17c..0fb590d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ restart-times: "{{cookiecutter.restart_times}}"
 jobs: "{{cookiecutter.jobs}}"
 cluster: "lsf_submit.py"
 cluster-status: "lsf_status.py"
-cluster-cancel: "bkill"
+cluster-cancel: "lsf_cancel.py"
 max-jobs-per-second: "{{cookiecutter.max_jobs_per_second}}"
 max-status-checks-per-second: "{{cookiecutter.max_status_checks_per_second}}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/lsf_cancel.py b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/lsf_cancel.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..48399fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/lsf_cancel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import re
+import shlex
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+
+if not __name__.startswith("tests.src."):
+    sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent.absolute()))
+    from OSLayer import OSLayer
+else:
+    from .OSLayer import OSLayer
+
+KILL = "bkill"
+
+
+def kill_jobs(ids_to_kill: List[str]):
+    # we don't want to run bkill with no argument as this will kill the last job
+    if any(ids_to_kill):
+        cmd = "{} {}".format(KILL, " ".join(ids_to_kill))
+        _ = OSLayer.run_process(cmd, check=False)
+
+
+def parse_input() -> List[str]:
+    # need to support quoted and unquoted jobid
+    # see https://github.com/Snakemake-Profiles/lsf/issues/45
+    split_args = shlex.split(" ".join(sys.argv[1:]))
+    valid_ids = []
+    for arg in map(str.strip, split_args):
+        if re.fullmatch(r"\d+", arg):
+            valid_ids.append(arg)
+
+    return valid_ids
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    jobids = parse_input()
+
+    if jobids:
+        kill_jobs(jobids)
+    else:
+        OSLayer.eprint(
+            "[cluster-cancel error] Did not get any valid jobids to cancel..."
+        )
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/lsf_status.py b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/lsf_status.py
index a0d04e9..b96699a 100755
--- a/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/lsf_status.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.profile_name}}/lsf_status.py
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ def get_status(self) -> str:
         )
 
     lsf_status_checker = StatusChecker(
-        jobid, outlog, kill_unknown=kill_unknown, kill_zombie=kill_zombie
+        jobid,
+        outlog,
+        kill_unknown=kill_unknown,
+        kill_zombie=kill_zombie,
+        wait_between_tries=CookieCutter.get_wait_between_tries(),
+        max_status_checks=CookieCutter.get_max_status_checks(),
     )
     print(lsf_status_checker.get_status())