diff --git a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/dependencies b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/dependencies
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..953536720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/dependencies
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+startup
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diff --git a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/run b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/run
index 0ed852110..f1bb22e21 100644
--- a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/run
+++ b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/run
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/command/execlineb -P
+#!/command/with-contenv bash
 echo "⏰  Starting the cron service..."
-cron -f -l 8
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+s6-setuidgid root /usr/sbin/cron -f -l 8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/type b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/type
index 5883cff0c..1780f9f44 100644
--- a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/type
+++ b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/cron/type
@@ -1 +1 @@
-longrun
+longrun
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diff --git a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/queue-worker/dependencies b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/queue-worker/dependencies
index 953536720..721accf5c 100644
--- a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/queue-worker/dependencies
+++ b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/queue-worker/dependencies
@@ -1 +1 @@
-startup
\ No newline at end of file
+cron
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/cron b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/cron
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb