diff --git a/util/postinstall.sh.in b/util/postinstall.sh.in
index 66a2d20..2340e0a 100755
--- a/util/postinstall.sh.in
+++ b/util/postinstall.sh.in
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 
 make_cron_entries() {
 
-   crontab -u "$PILERUSER" -l > "$CRON_ORIG"
+   crontab -u "$PILERUSER" -l || true > "$CRON_ORIG"
 
    if grep PILERSTART "$CRON_ORIG" > /dev/null 2>&1 != 0; then
       cat /dev/null > "$CRON_ORIG"