diff --git a/spotweb/rootfs/etc/services.d/cron/run b/spotweb/rootfs/etc/services.d/cron/run
index f797facac..7bb9a906a 100644
--- a/spotweb/rootfs/etc/services.d/cron/run
+++ b/spotweb/rootfs/etc/services.d/cron/run
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 chmod -R +x /etc/periodic
 
-/usr/sbin/crond -f -S -l 0
+# log errors in addon logs in foreground
+/usr/sbin/crond -f -L /proc/1/fd/1 -S -l 0