diff --git a/librenms.cron b/librenms.cron
index f03f5316d..b72d723f3 100644
--- a/librenms.cron
+++ b/librenms.cron
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 */5  *    * * *   root    /opt/librenms/cronic /opt/librenms/poller-wrapper.py 16
 15   0    * * *   root    /opt/librenms/daily.sh >> /dev/null 2>&1
 *    *    * * *   root    /opt/librenms/alerts.php >> /dev/null 2>&1
+*/5  *    * * *   root /opt/librenms/check-services.php >> /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/librenms.nonroot.cron b/librenms.nonroot.cron
index 3c83bf8b1..d3dfd72d0 100644
--- a/librenms.nonroot.cron
+++ b/librenms.nonroot.cron
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 */5  *    * * *   librenms    /opt/librenms/cronic /opt/librenms/poller-wrapper.py 16
 15   0    * * *   librenms    /opt/librenms/daily.sh >> /dev/null 2>&1
 *    *    * * *   librenms    /opt/librenms/alerts.php >> /dev/null 2>&1
+*/5  *    * * *   librenms /opt/librenms/check-services.php >> /dev/null 2>&1