diff --git a/Dockerfiles/base/data/docker-entrypoint.d/100-base-libs.sh b/Dockerfiles/base/data/docker-entrypoint.d/100-base-libs.sh
index 361ae343..3283de70 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/base/data/docker-entrypoint.d/100-base-libs.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/base/data/docker-entrypoint.d/100-base-libs.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 ### Log to stdout/stderr
 ###
 log() {
+	set -o noglob         # prevent message from being expanded
+
 	local type="${1}"     # ok, warn or err
 	local message="${2}"  # msg to print
 	local debug="${3}"    # 0: only warn and error, >0: ok and info
@@ -38,7 +40,10 @@ log() {
 	else
 		printf "${clr_err}[???]  %s${clr_rst}\n" "${message}" 1>&2	# stdout -> stderr
 	fi
+
+	set +o noglob
 }
+export -f log
 
 
 ###
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ run() {
 	fi
 	/bin/sh -c "LANG=C LC_ALL=C ${cmd}"
 }
-
+export -f run
 
 ###
 ### Is argument a positive integer?
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ isint() {
 env_set() {
 	printenv "${1}" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
-
+export -f env_set
 
 ###
 ### Get env variable by name
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ env_get() {
 	# Just output the env value
 	printenv "${1}"
 }
+export -f env_get
 
 
 ############################################################
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/base/data/docker-entrypoint.d/102-cron.sh b/Dockerfiles/base/data/docker-entrypoint.d/102-cron.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0eee774f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfiles/base/data/docker-entrypoint.d/102-cron.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+set -u
+set -o pipefail
+
+
+###########################################################
+# Functions
+############################################################
+
+# add line to devilbox's crontab, if not already there
+# and start cron service
+cron_add() {
+  # save the entire line in one variable
+  line="$*"
+
+  DEBUG_LEVEL="$( env_get "DEBUG_ENTRYPOINT" "0" )"
+
+  # check if line already exists in crontab
+  crontab -l -u devilbox | grep "$line" > /dev/null
+  status=$?
+
+  if [ $status -ne 0 ]
+  then
+    log "info" "cron: adding line '${line}' ..." "$DEBUG_LEVEL"
+    (crontab -l -u devilbox; echo "$line";) | crontab -u devilbox -
+  fi
+
+  # make sure the cron service is running
+  if ! service cron status >/dev/null
+  then
+    service cron start
+  fi
+}
+export -f cron_add
+
+cron_remove() {
+  # save the entire line in one variable
+  line=$*
+
+  DEBUG_LEVEL="$( env_get "DEBUG_ENTRYPOINT" "0" )"
+
+  # check if line already exists in crontab
+  crontab -l -u devilbox | grep "$line" > /dev/null
+  status=$?
+
+  if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+    log "info" "cron: removing line '${line}' ..." "$DEBUG_LEVEL"
+    (crontab -l -u devilbox | grep -v "$line";) | crontab -u devilbox -
+  fi
+}
+export -f cron_remove
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/prod/data/docker-entrypoint.d/310-custom-startup-scripts.sh b/Dockerfiles/prod/data/docker-entrypoint.d/310-custom-startup-scripts.sh
index ba53df1d..a833a270 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/prod/data/docker-entrypoint.d/310-custom-startup-scripts.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/prod/data/docker-entrypoint.d/310-custom-startup-scripts.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 ############################################################
 
 ###
-### Execute custom uesr-supplied scripts
+### Execute custom user-supplied scripts
 ###
 execute_custom_scripts() {
 	local script_dir="${1}"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ execute_custom_scripts() {
 	for script_f in ${script_files}; do
 		script_name="$( basename "${script_f}" )"
 		log "info" "Executing custom startup script: ${script_name}" "${debug}"
-		if ! bash "${script_f}"; then
+		if ! bash "${script_f}" "${debug}"; then
 			log "err" "Failed to execute script" "${debug}"
 			exit 1
 		fi
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ if ! command -v find >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo "find not found, but required."
 	exit 1
 fi
+if ! command -v sort >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "sort not found, but required."
+	exit 1
+fi
 if ! command -v basename >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo "basename not found, but required."
 	exit 1