diff --git a/pfsense-backup.sh b/pfsense-backup.sh
index a92be33..1c487dd 100755
--- a/pfsense-backup.sh
+++ b/pfsense-backup.sh
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ if [ $cron -eq 1 ]; then
   if [ -z "$FROM_CRON" ]; then
     if [ -f $destination/crontab.txt ]; then
      crontab $destination/crontab.txt
+    else
+     echo "$PFSENSE_CRON_SCHEDULE FROM_CRON=1 /pfsense-backup.sh" | crontab -
+     echo "$PFSENSE_CRON_SCHEDULE FROM_CRON=1 /pfsense-backup.sh" >> $destination/crontab.txt
     fi
-    echo "$PFSENSE_CRON_SCHEDULE FROM_CRON=1 /pfsense-backup.sh" | crontab -
     crond -f
   else
    do_backup