diff --git a/init/cron.sh b/init/cron.sh
index 563ced8..b84c770 100755
--- a/init/cron.sh
+++ b/init/cron.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ if [ "$BUILDFREQ" == "" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Run the pull script regularly
-cmd="$BUILDFREQ * * * * /aux/pull-n-build.sh"
-grep "$cmd" /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root || echo "$cmd" >> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
+target="/aux/pull-n-build.sh"
+entry="$BUILDFREQ * * * * $target"
+grep "$target" /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root || echo "$entry" >> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
 
 # start cron daemon (goes into background)
 crond