diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 9e1237fe..57cd5754 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -8469,7 +8469,7 @@ function install_watchdog_script {
   chmod +x /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
 
   if ! grep -q "/usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME" /etc/crontab; then
-      echo "*/1            * *   *   *   root /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME" >> /etc/crontab
+      echo "* *     * * *   root    /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME" >> /etc/crontab
   fi
 
   echo 'install_watchdog_script' >> $COMPLETION_FILE