diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 1cc49e05..dc8d2805 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -1086,6 +1086,9 @@ function randomize_cron {
   # randomize monthly cron job time and day
   sed -i "s|52 6\t|$randmin $randhr\t|g" /etc/crontab
   sed -i "s|\t1 \* \*|\t$randdom * *|g" /etc/crontab
+
+  service cron restart
+
   echo 'randomize_cron' >> $COMPLETION_FILE
 }