diff --git a/etc/init/cron.conf b/etc/init/cron.conf
index 7e821e4..64f1cd7 100644
--- a/etc/init/cron.conf
+++ b/etc/init/cron.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ stop on runlevel [016]
 
 console none
 
+pre-start script
+	/sbin/CheckPid /var/run/fcron.pid
+end script
+
 respawn
 exec /usr/sbin/fcron -f