diff --git a/pfsense-backup.sh b/pfsense-backup.sh
index 1c487dd..ac4094b 100755
--- a/pfsense-backup.sh
+++ b/pfsense-backup.sh
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ if [ $cron -eq 1 ]; 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
+     crontab $destination/crontab.txt
     fi
     crond -f
   else