diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/cron/Crontab.php b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/cron/Crontab.php
index d1c450e49..8aa0523b3 100755
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/cron/Crontab.php
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/var/cron/Crontab.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Crontab
      */
     function readCrontab()
     {
+        @exec("echo | crontab -u {$this->user} -", $crons, $return);
         @exec("crontab -u {$this->user} -l", $crons, $return);
         if($return != 0){
             return PEAR::raiseError("*** Can't read crontab ***\n".