diff --git a/libexec/kiwi-cron/run_cron b/libexec/kiwi-cron/run_cron
index 8bfe7eb..826eb93 100755
--- a/libexec/kiwi-cron/run_cron
+++ b/libexec/kiwi-cron/run_cron
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# commands
+crond_exe="$(command -v crond)"
+
 # set timezone
 export TZ="${TZ:-Etc/UTC}"
 ln -sf "/usr/share/zoneinfo/${TZ}" "/etc/localtime"
@@ -22,7 +25,6 @@ shift "$(( OPTIND - 1 ))"
 # CLI arguments
 rc_executable="${1}"
 
-
 if [ -n "${rc_dry_run}" ]; then
   # verbose, dry run
   set -x
@@ -39,6 +41,6 @@ fi
   | crontab -
 
 # hand over to crond
-exec crond -fd 8
+exec "${crond_exe}" -fd 8
 
 exit 0
\ No newline at end of file