diff --git a/zen/cron_VRFY.sh b/zen/cron_VRFY.sh
index 7bd2bd5..8cd08fa 100755
--- a/zen/cron_VRFY.sh
+++ b/zen/cron_VRFY.sh
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ echo '
 # Get crontab
 crontab -l > /tmp/mycron
 # Remove any previous line containing "cron_MINUTE"
-awk -i inplace -v rmv="cron_MINUTE" '!index($0,rmv)' /tmp/mycron && echo "Astroport cron was there"
+awk -i inplace -v rmv="cron_MINUTE" '!index($0,rmv)' /tmp/mycron
 # DOUBLE CHECK (awk = nawk or gawk -i ?)
 crontest=$(cat /tmp/mycron | grep -F 'cron_MINUTE')
 # ADD cron_MINUTE.sh TO cron ?
 if [[ ! $crontest ]]; then
-	# NOT LOGGING TO FILE >> /tmp/astroport.log (TO MUCH DATA) 
-    echo "*  *  *   *   *     $MY_PATH/../cron_MINUTE.sh 2>&1>/dev/null" >> /tmp/mycron && crontab /tmp/mycron \ 
+	# NOT LOGGING TO FILE >> /tmp/astroport.log (TO MUCH DATA)
+	rm -f /tmp/newcron
+	[[ ! $(cat /tmp/mycron | grep -F 'SHELL') ]] && echo "SHELL=/bin/bash" >> /tmp/newcron
+	[[ ! $(cat /tmp/mycron | grep -F 'PATH') ]] && echo "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin" >> /tmp/newcron
+    cat /tmp/mycron >> /tmp/newcron
+    echo "*  *  *   *   *     $MY_PATH/../cron_MINUTE.sh 2>&1>/dev/null" >> /tmp/newcron
+    crontab /tmp/newcron
 else
     echo "No operation needed. Your crontab is: " && crontab -l
 fi