diff --git a/.ebextensions/cron-linux.config b/.ebextensions/cron-linux.config
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+###################################################################################################
+#### Copyright 2016 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+####
+#### Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file
+#### except in compliance with the License. A copy of the License is located at
+####
+####     http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
+####
+#### or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed on an "AS IS"
+#### BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#### License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+###################################################################################################
+
+files:
+    "/etc/cron.d/drupalcron":
+        mode: "000644"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        content: |
+            0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * root /var/www/html/.platform/cron/drupal.sh
+commands:
+    remove_old_cron:
+        command: "rm -f /etc/cron.d/drupalcron.bak"
+
diff --git a/.platform/cron/drupal.sh b/.platform/cron/drupal.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+
+# The Apache webserver runs as webapp, so we need to execute
+# the deploy procedure with that user, otherwise we might create
+# inacessible files under sites/default/files .
+# By default, we login using `ec2-user`.
+if [ "$(whoami)" != "webapp" ]; then
+
+  # As root, we make sure we have access to the environment variables.
+  chmod 644 /opt/elasticbeanstalk/deployment/env
+
+  SCRIPTPATH="$( cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
+  sudo -uwebapp "$SCRIPTPATH/drupal.sh"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+export $(cat /opt/elasticbeanstalk/deployment/env | xargs)
+
+cd /var/www/html || exit 1
+DRUSH="./vendor/bin/drush"
+$DRUSH core-cron