diff --git a/actions/admin/settings/125.cronjob.php b/actions/admin/settings/125.cronjob.php
index 8657ff09..fa8246d6 100644
--- a/actions/admin/settings/125.cronjob.php
+++ b/actions/admin/settings/125.cronjob.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ return array(
 					'varname' => 'cronconfig',
 					'type' => 'string',
 					'string_type' => 'file',
-					'default' => '/etc/cron.d/froxlor-services',
+					'default' => '/etc/cron.d/froxlor',
 					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
 					),
 				'system_crondreload' => array(
diff --git a/install/froxlor.sql b/install/froxlor.sql
index 43a3d8cf..89d2d6ee 100644
--- a/install/froxlor.sql
+++ b/install/froxlor.sql
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ INSERT INTO `panel_settings` (`settinggroup`, `varname`, `value`) VALUES
 	('system', 'mdaserver', 'dovecot'),
 	('system', 'mtaserver', 'postfix'),
 	('system', 'mailtraffic_enabled', '1'),
-	('system', 'cronconfig', '/etc/cron.d/froxlor-services'),
+	('system', 'cronconfig', '/etc/cron.d/froxlor'),
 	('system', 'crondreload', '/etc/init.d/cron reload'),
 	('panel', 'decimal_places', '4'),
 	('panel', 'adminmail', 'admin@SERVERNAME'),
diff --git a/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php b/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
index 9936f6ae..6f375d33 100644
--- a/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
+++ b/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ if (isFroxlorVersion('0.9.32-dev4')) {
 
 	showUpdateStep("Adding new settings for cron");
 	// get user-chosen value
-	$crondfile = isset($_POST['crondfile']) ? $_POST['crondfile'] : "/etc/cron.d/froxlor-services";
+	$crondfile = isset($_POST['crondfile']) ? $_POST['crondfile'] : "/etc/cron.d/froxlor";
 	$crondfile = makeCorrectFile($crondfile);
 	Settings::AddNew("system.cronconfig", $crondfile);
 	// add task to generate cron.d-file
diff --git a/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php b/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php
index abf4f54b..670f3be9 100644
--- a/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php
+++ b/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php
@@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ function parseAndOutputPreconfig(&$has_preconfig, &$return, $current_version) {
 	if (versionInUpdate($current_version, '0.9.32-dev5')) {
 		$has_preconfig = true;
 		$description = 'Froxlor now generates a cron-configuration file for the cron-daemon. Please set a filename which will be included automatically by your crond (e.g. files in /etc/cron.d/)<br /><br />';
-		$question = '<strong>Path to the cron-service configuration-file.</strong> This file will be updated regularly and automatically by froxlor.<br />Note: Do <b>not</b> use the same filename as for the main froxlor cronjob (/etc/cron.d/froxlor)!<br />';
-		$question.= '<input type="text" class="text" name="crondfile" value="/etc/cron.d/froxlor-services" /><br />';
+		$question = '<strong>Path to the cron-service configuration-file.</strong> This file will be updated regularly and automatically by froxlor.<br />Note: please <b>be sure</b> to use the same filename as for the main froxlor cronjob (default: /etc/cron.d/froxlor)!<br />';
+		$question.= '<input type="text" class="text" name="crondfile" value="/etc/cron.d/froxlor" /><br />';
 		eval("\$return.=\"" . getTemplate("update/preconfigitem") . "\";");
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/cron_init.php b/lib/cron_init.php
index 2afc0ecd..87ffa74a 100644
--- a/lib/cron_init.php
+++ b/lib/cron_init.php
@@ -31,8 +31,19 @@ if (function_exists("date_default_timezone_set")
 	@date_default_timezone_set(@date_default_timezone_get());
 }
 
+$basename = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], '.php');
+if (isset($argv) && is_array($argv) && count($argv) > 1) {
+	for($x=1;$x < count($argv);$x++) {
+		if (substr(strtolower($argv[$x]), 0, 2) == '--'
+			&& strlen($argv[$x]) > 3
+		) {
+			$basename .= "-".substr(strtolower($argv[$x]), 2);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
 $lockdir = '/var/run/';
-$lockFilename = 'froxlor_' . basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], '.php') . '.lock-';
+$lockFilename = 'froxlor_' . $basename . '.lock-';
 $lockfName = $lockFilename . getmypid();
 $lockfile = $lockdir . $lockfName;
 
diff --git a/lng/english.lng.php b/lng/english.lng.php
index a7f76840..7bee0b20 100644
--- a/lng/english.lng.php
+++ b/lng/english.lng.php
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ $lng['serversettings']['mtalog']['description'] = "Logfile of the Mail Transfer
 $lng['panel']['ftpdesc'] = 'FTP description';
 $lng['admin']['cronsettings'] = 'Cronjob settings';
 $lng['serversettings']['system_cronconfig']['title'] = 'Cron configuration file';
-$lng['serversettings']['system_cronconfig']['description'] = 'Path to the cron-service configuration-file. This file will be updated regularly and automatically by froxlor.<br />Note: Do <b>not</b> use the same filename as for the main froxlor cronjob (/etc/cron.d/froxlor)!';
+$lng['serversettings']['system_cronconfig']['description'] = 'Path to the cron-service configuration-file. This file will be updated regularly and automatically by froxlor.<br />Note: Please <b>be sure</b> to use the same filename as for the main froxlor cronjob (default: /etc/cron.d/froxlor)!';
 $lng['tasks']['remove_ftpacc_files'] = 'Delete customer ftp-account data.';
 $lng['tasks']['regenerating_crond'] = 'Rebuilding the cron.d-file';
 $lng['serversettings']['system_crondreload']['title'] = 'Cron-daemon reload command';
diff --git a/lng/german.lng.php b/lng/german.lng.php
index b0cff106..cb6c1d52 100644
--- a/lng/german.lng.php
+++ b/lng/german.lng.php
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ $lng['serversettings']['mtalog']['description'] = "Die Logdatei des Mail Transfe
 $lng['panel']['ftpdesc'] = 'FTP Beschreibung';
 $lng['admin']['cronsettings'] = 'Cronjob Einstellungen';
 $lng['serversettings']['system_cronconfig']['title'] = 'Cron-Konfigurationsdatei';
-$lng['serversettings']['system_cronconfig']['description'] = 'Pfad zur Konfigurationsdatei des Cron-Dienstes. Diese Datei wird von froxlor automatisch aktualisiert.<br />Hinweis: bitte <b>nicht</b> die gleiche Datei wie für den Froxlor-Haupt-Cronjob angeben (/etc/cron.d/froxlor)!';
+$lng['serversettings']['system_cronconfig']['description'] = 'Pfad zur Konfigurationsdatei des Cron-Dienstes. Diese Datei wird von froxlor automatisch aktualisiert.<br />Hinweis: bitte verwenden Sie <b>exakt</b> die gleiche Datei wie für den Froxlor-Haupt-Cronjob angeben (Standard: /etc/cron.d/froxlor)!';
 $lng['tasks']['remove_ftpacc_files'] = 'Kunden FTP-Konto Dateien löschen';
 $lng['tasks']['regenerating_crond'] = 'Neuerstellung der cron.d-Datei';
 $lng['serversettings']['system_crondreload']['title'] = 'Cron-Daemon reload Befehl';