diff --git a/express.js b/express.js
index 8e83154c..a8ce5ff8 100644
--- a/express.js
+++ b/express.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 const flash = require('connect-flash');
 const fs = require('fs');
+const cronJobs = require('./scripts/cron-jobs');
 const middleware = require('./routes/middleware');
 const app = express();
 const newsRouter = require('./routes/views/news');
@@ -196,23 +197,8 @@ app.get('/account/checkUsername', require('./routes/views/checkUsername'));
 app.get('/password_resetted', require(routes + 'account/get/requestPasswordReset'));
 app.get('/report_submitted', require(routes + 'account/get/report'));
 
-// Run scripts initially on startup
-let requireRunArray = ['extractor'];
-for (let i = 0; i < requireRunArray.length; i++) {
-  try {
-    require(`./scripts/${requireRunArray[i]}`).run();
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(`Error running ${requireRunArray[i]} script. Make sure the API is available (will try again after interval).`, e);
-  }
-// Interval for scripts
-  setInterval(() => {
-    try {
-      require(`./scripts/${requireRunArray[i]}`).run();
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error(`${requireRunArray[i]} caused the error`, e);
-    }
-  }, appConfig.extractorInterval * 60 * 1000); 
-}
+cronJobs()
+
 setInterval(() => {
   try {
     require(`./scripts/getRecentUsers`).run();
diff --git a/scripts/cron-jobs.js b/scripts/cron-jobs.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53995244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cron-jobs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const appConfig = require("../config/app")
+
+module.exports = () => {
+    try {
+        require(`./extractor`).run()
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error(`Error running extractor script. Make sure the API is available (will try again after interval).`, e)
+    }
+    setInterval(() => {
+        try {
+            require(`./extractor`).run()
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error(`extractor caused the error`, e)
+        }
+    }, appConfig.extractorInterval * 60 * 1000)
+}