diff --git a/src/Dockerfile b/src/Dockerfile
index ac2c9e4..9bdc342 100644
--- a/src/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/Dockerfile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ RUN if [ "$TARGETPLATFORM" = "linux/amd64" ]; then FTLARCH=amd64; \
 
 
 ADD https://ftl.pi-hole.net/macvendor.db /macvendor.db
+ADD crontab.txt /crontab.txt
 
 RUN cd /etc/.pihole && \
     install -Dm755 -d /opt/pihole && \
@@ -57,17 +58,10 @@ RUN cd /etc/.pihole && \
     install -Dm755 -t /opt/pihole ./advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE && \
     install -Dm755 -t /usr/local/bin pihole && \
     install -Dm644 ./advanced/bash-completion/pihole /etc/bash_completion.d/pihole && \
-    install -Dm644 ./advanced/Templates/pihole.cron /var/spool/cron/crontabs/pihole && \
-    # Randomize gravity update time
-    sed -i "s/59 1 /$((1 + RANDOM % 58)) $((3 + RANDOM % 2))/" /var/spool/cron/crontabs/pihole && \
-    # Randomize update checker time
-    sed -i "s/59 17/$((1 + RANDOM % 58)) $((12 + RANDOM % 8))/" /var/spool/cron/crontabs/pihole && \
-    # Grab some useful bits from FTL's service scripts
     install -T -m 0755 ./advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh /opt/pihole/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh && \
     install -T -m 0755 ./advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-poststop.sh /opt/pihole/pihole-FTL-poststop.sh
 
 
-
 ENV DNSMASQ_USER=pihole
 ENV FTL_CMD=no-daemon
 RUN addgroup -S pihole && adduser -S pihole -G pihole
diff --git a/src/crontab.txt b/src/crontab.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d7453a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crontab.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+59 1  * * 6 PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin/" pihole updateGravity >/var/log/pihole/pihole_updateGravity.log || cat /var/log/pihole/pihole_updateGravity.log
+00 00 * * * PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin/" pihole flush once quiet
+59 17 * * * PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin/" pihole updatechecker
diff --git a/src/start.sh b/src/start.sh
index 1772d6a..0f92afa 100644
--- a/src/start.sh
+++ b/src/start.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,15 @@ sh /opt/pihole/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
 capsh --user=$DNSMASQ_USER --keep=1 -- -c "/usr/bin/pihole-FTL $FTL_CMD >/dev/null" &
 
 # Start crond for scheduled scripts (logrotate, pihole flush, gravity update etc)
-crond
+# crond
+
+# Randomize gravity update time
+sed -i "s/59 1 /$((1 + RANDOM % 58)) $((3 + RANDOM % 2))/" /crontab.txt
+# Randomize update checker time
+sed -i "s/59 17/$((1 + RANDOM % 58)) $((12 + RANDOM % 8))/" /crontab.txt
+/usr/bin/crontab /crontab.txt
+
+/usr/sbin/crond
 
 pihole -g