diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/templates/throttlescript.cron b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/templates/throttlescript.cron
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29e3d501f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/templates/throttlescript.cron
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+#birdnet
+*/15 * * * * $USER /usr/local/bin/throttlescript.sh >/dev/null 2>&1