diff --git a/READMETEMPLATE.md b/READMETEMPLATE.md
index 291c504..3c98def 100644
--- a/READMETEMPLATE.md
+++ b/READMETEMPLATE.md
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ docker create \
   --name=diskover \
   -v <path to config>:/config \
   -v <path to data>:/data \
-  -v <path to crontab file>:/etc/crontabs/abc \
   -e PGID=<gid> -e PUID=<uid>  \
   -e REDIS_HOST=<REDIS_HOST> \
   -e REDIS_PORT=<REDIS_PORT> \
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ http://192.168.x.x:8080 would show you what's running INSIDE the container on po
 | `-p 1234` | the port(s) |
 | `-v /config` | diskover config |
 | `-v /data` | data directory to scan |
-| `-v /etc/crontabs/abc` | crontab file to run dispatcher in cron |
 | `-e PGID` | for GroupID, see below for explanation |
 | `-e PUID` | for UserID, see below for explanation |
 | `-e REDIS_HOST` | Redis host [default: redis] |
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config
index 36c806e..c3eb97d 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/30-config
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ fi
 
 # import user crontabs
 rm /etc/crontabs/*
-cp /config/crontabs/* /etc/crontabs/
+if [ $RUN_CRON ]; then
+	cp /config/crontabs/* /etc/crontabs/
+fi
 
 # permissions
 chmod +x \