diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/run
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index 2d07fce..0000000
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/run
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-if [ ! -f /usr/sbin/cron ] && [ -f /usr/bin/apt ]; then
-    echo "**** Adding cron to package install list ****"
-    echo "cron" >>/mod-repo-packages-to-install.list
-else
-    echo "**** cron package already installed, skipping ****"
-fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/up
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index f29dc41..0000000
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/up
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/run
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/run
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/run
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@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-# make folders
-mkdir -p \
-    /config/crontabs
-
-## root
-# if crontabs do not exist in config
-if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]]; then
-    # copy crontab from system
-    if crontab -l -u root; then
-        crontab -l -u root >/config/crontabs/root
-    fi
-
-    # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
-    # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
-    cp -n /defaults/crontabs-mod/root /config/crontabs/
-fi
-# set permissions and import user crontabs
-lsiown root:root /config/crontabs/root
-crontab -u root /config/crontabs/root
-
-## abc
-# if crontabs do not exist in config
-if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/abc ]]; then
-    # copy crontab from system
-    if crontab -l -u abc; then
-        crontab -l -u abc >/config/crontabs/abc
-    fi
-
-    # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
-    # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
-    cp -n /defaults/crontabs-mod/abc /config/crontabs/
-fi
-# set permissions and import user crontabs
-lsiown abc:abc /config/crontabs/abc
-crontab -u abc /config/crontabs/abc
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/type
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-oneshot
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/up
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/run
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/dependencies.d/init-mods b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/dependencies.d/init-mods
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rename from root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/dependencies.d/init-mods
rename to root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/dependencies.d/init-mods
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/run
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index 0000000..4275fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/run
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+for cron_user in abc root; do
+    # make folders
+    mkdir -p \
+        /config/crontabs
+
+    # if crontabs do not exist in config
+    if [[ ! -f "/config/crontabs/${cron_user}" ]]; then
+        # copy crontab from system
+        if crontab -l -u "${cron_user}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            crontab -l -u "${cron_user}" >"/config/crontabs/${cron_user}"
+        fi
+
+        if [[ -f "/defaults/crontabs/${cron_user}" ]]; then
+            # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
+            # copy crontab from image defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
+            cp -n "/defaults/crontabs/${cron_user}" /config/crontabs/
+        fi
+
+        # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
+        # copy crontab from mod defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
+        cp -n "/defaults/crontabs-mod/${cron_user}" /config/crontabs/
+    fi
+
+    # set permissions and import user crontabs
+    lsiown "${cron_user}":"${cron_user}" "/config/crontabs/${cron_user}"
+    crontab -u "${cron_user}" "/config/crontabs/${cron_user}"
+done
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/type
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rename from root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package/type
rename to root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/type
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index 0000000..3d8d756
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+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/up
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config/run
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-cron-setup/dependencies.d/init-mods-package-install b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-end/dependencies.d/init-mod-universal-crontab-config
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-package-install/dependencies.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-package-install/dependencies.d/init-mod-universal-cron-add-package
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-mod-universal-cron/dependencies.d/init-services b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-mod-universal-cron/dependencies.d/init-services
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-mod-universal-cron/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-mod-universal-cron/run
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-if [ -f /usr/bin/apt ]; then
-    # ubuntu
-    exec /usr/sbin/cron -f -L 1
-elif [ -f /sbin/apk ]; then
-    # alpine
-    exec /usr/sbin/crond -f -S -l 5
-fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-mod-universal-cron/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-mod-universal-cron/type
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-longrun
\ No newline at end of file
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