diff --git a/pptp/autostart.sh b/pptp/autostart.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a55811f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pptp/autostart.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+source $DIR/env.sh
+
+if [[ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Sorry, you need to run this as root"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp crontab.XXXXX)
+crontab -l > $TMPFILE
+
+RESTOREPATH=$(which iptables-restore)
+RESTORPRESENTS=$(grep iptables-restore $TMPFILE)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "@reboot $RESTOREPATH <$IPTABLES >/dev/null 2>&1" >> $TMPFILE
+fi
+
+PPTPDPRESENTS=$(grep "$CHECKSERVER" $TMPFILE)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "*/5 * * * * $CHECKSERVER >/dev/null 2>&1" >> $TMPFILE
+fi
+
+crontab $TMPFILE > /dev/null
+rm $TMPFILE
diff --git a/pptp/checkserver.sh b/pptp/checkserver.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf36582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pptp/checkserver.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+RET=$(pgrep pptpd)
+
+if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+	/etc/init.d/pptpd restart
+fi
diff --git a/pptp/env.sh b/pptp/env.sh
index 3f2e5e8..aa13dd6 100755
--- a/pptp/env.sh
+++ b/pptp/env.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PPTPOPTIONS=/etc/ppp/options.pptp
 CHAPSECRETS=/etc/ppp/chap-secrets
 IPTABLES=/etc/iptables.rules
 RCLOCAL=/etc/rc.local
+CHECKSERVER=/etc/ppp/checkserver.sh
 
 LOCALPREFIX="172.16"
 LOCALIP="$LOCALPREFIX.0.0"
diff --git a/pptp/install.sh b/pptp/install.sh
index 6a343ba..1147995 100755
--- a/pptp/install.sh
+++ b/pptp/install.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 
 echo
 echo "Installing PPTP server..."
-apt-get install pptpd
+apt-get install pptpd cron
 
 ADDUSER="no"
 ANSUSER="yes"
@@ -45,9 +45,13 @@ echo
 echo "Configuring DNS parameters..."
 $DIR/dns.sh
 
+echo
+echo "Adding cron jobs..."
+yes | cp -rf $DIR/checkserver.sh $CHECKSERVER
+$DIR/autostart.sh
+
 echo
 echo "Starting pptpd..."
-systemctl enable pptpd
 service pptpd restart
 
 echo
diff --git a/pptp/iptables-setup.sh b/pptp/iptables-setup.sh
index 063bc06..abc9be8 100755
--- a/pptp/iptables-setup.sh
+++ b/pptp/iptables-setup.sh
@@ -75,25 +75,5 @@ iptables -A INPUT -p 47 -j ACCEPT
 iptables -A OUTPUT -p 47 -j ACCEPT
 
 iptables-save | awk '($0 !~ /^-A/)||!($0 in a) {a[$0];print}' > $IPTABLES
-
-IPTABLESRESTOR=$(which iptables-restore)
-RESTORPRESENTS=$(grep iptables-restore $RCLOCAL)
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	if [[ ! -z $IPTABLESRESTOR ]]; then
-		sed -i -e "/exit 0/d" $RCLOCAL
-		echo "$IPTABLESRESTOR < $IPTABLES" >> $RCLOCAL
-		echo "exit 0" >> $RCLOCAL
-	else
-		echo "Cannot save iptables-restore from $IPTABLES to $RCLOCAL."
-	fi
-fi
-
-RESTORPRESENTS=$(grep iptables-restore $RCLOCAL)
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	sed -i -e "/exit 0/d" $RCLOCAL
-	echo "iptables-restore < $IPTABLES" >> $RCLOCAL
-	echo "exit 0" >> $RCLOCAL
-fi
-
 iptables -F
 iptables-restore < $IPTABLES