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 a917a7b5..d8aa8735 100644
--- a/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
+++ b/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
  * @package    Install
  *
  */
-if (! defined('AREA') || (defined('AREA') && AREA != 'admin') || ! isset($userinfo['loginname']) || (isset($userinfo['loginname']) && $userinfo['loginname'] == '')) {
-	header('Location: ../../../../index.php');
-	exit();
+if (!defined('_CRON_UPDATE')) {
+	if (! defined('AREA') || (defined('AREA') && AREA != 'admin') || ! isset($userinfo['loginname']) || (isset($userinfo['loginname']) && $userinfo['loginname'] == '')) {
+		header('Location: ../../../../index.php');
+		exit();
+	}
 }
 
 if (isFroxlorVersion('0.9-r0')) {
diff --git a/install/updatesql.php b/install/updatesql.php
index 86fe204e..4cc7417f 100644
--- a/install/updatesql.php
+++ b/install/updatesql.php
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
  *
  */
 
-if (!defined('AREA')
-	|| (defined('AREA') && AREA != 'admin')
-	|| !isset($userinfo['loginname'])
-	|| (isset($userinfo['loginname']) && $userinfo['loginname'] == '')
-) {
-	header('Location: ../index.php');
-	exit;
+if (!defined('_CRON_UPDATE')) {
+	if (!defined('AREA')
+		|| (defined('AREA') && AREA != 'admin')
+		|| !isset($userinfo['loginname'])
+		|| (isset($userinfo['loginname']) && $userinfo['loginname'] == '')
+	) {
+		header('Location: ../index.php');
+		exit;
+	}
 }
 
 $updatelog = FroxlorLogger::getInstanceOf(array('loginname' => 'updater'));
diff --git a/lib/cron_init.php b/lib/cron_init.php
index 68166f5e..a432c593 100644
--- a/lib/cron_init.php
+++ b/lib/cron_init.php
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ if (hasUpdates($version) || hasDbUpdates($dbversion)
 		fwrite($debugHandler, '*** WARNING *** - all new settings etc. will be stored with the default value, that might not always be right for your system!' . "\n");
 		fwrite($debugHandler, "*** WARNING *** - If you don't want this to happen in the future consider removing the --allow-autoupdate flag from the cronjob\n");
 		// including update procedures
+		define('_CRON_UPDATE', 1);
 		include_once FROXLOR_INSTALL_DIR.'/install/updatesql.php';
 		// pew - everything went better than expected
 		$cronlog->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_WARNING, 'Automatic update done - you should check your settings to be sure everything is fine');