diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh
index 56a814f55..b90fd4700 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-run.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ echo "... adapting labels according to birdnet.conf file to $DATABASE_LANG"
 /."$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/install_language_label_nm.sh -l "$DATABASE_LANG"
 
 bashio::log.info "... starting cron"
-/etc/init.d/cron start
+service cron start
 
 # Starting dbus
 echo "... starting dbus"