diff --git a/resources/gitlab b/resources/gitlab
index 1bdd682e..95894f92 100755
--- a/resources/gitlab
+++ b/resources/gitlab
@@ -259,22 +259,17 @@ gitlab_start () {
 	sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production
 
 	# setup cron job for automatic backups
-	set +e
-	crontab -l -u git > /tmp/cron.git
-	set -e
 	case "${GITLAB_BACKUPS}" in
 		daily)
-			cat >> /tmp/cron.git <<EOF
+			sudo -u git -H cat > /tmp/cron.git <<EOF
 00 02 * * * cd /home/git/gitlab && PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production
 EOF
 			;;
 		monthly)
-			cat >> /tmp/cron.git <<EOF
+			sudo -u git -H cat > /tmp/cron.git <<EOF
 00 02 01 * * cd /home/git/gitlab && PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production
 EOF
 			;;
-		disable|*)
-			;;
 	esac
 	crontab -u git /tmp/cron.git && rm -rf /tmp/cron.git