diff --git a/lib/API/schema.json b/lib/API/schema.json
index 0f758a086..9713c1d24 100644
--- a/lib/API/schema.json
+++ b/lib/API/schema.json
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@
     "docDescription": "Time in ms before forcing a reload if app is still not listening/has still note sent ready"
   },
   "cron_restart": {
-    "type": "string",
+    "type": [
+      "string",
+      "number"
+    ],
     "alias": "cron",
     "docDescription": "A cron pattern to restart your app"
   },
diff --git a/lib/Common.js b/lib/Common.js
index ceef73fee..9d16ce278 100644
--- a/lib/Common.js
+++ b/lib/Common.js
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ Common.sink = {};
 Common.sink.determineCron = function(app) {
   var cronJob  = require('cron').CronJob;
 
+  if (app.cron_restart == 0 || app.cron_restart == '0') {
+    Common.printOut(cst.PREFIX_MSG + 'disabling cron restart');
+    return
+  }
+
   if (app.cron_restart) {
     try {
       Common.printOut(cst.PREFIX_MSG + 'cron restart at ' + app.cron_restart);
diff --git a/lib/God/ActionMethods.js b/lib/God/ActionMethods.js
index 5e7d2e31c..51e4c3db2 100644
--- a/lib/God/ActionMethods.js
+++ b/lib/God/ActionMethods.js
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ module.exports = function(God) {
     var proc = God.clusters_db[id];
 
     God.resetState(proc.pm2_env);
+    God.deleteCron(id);
 
     /**
      * Merge new application configuration on restart
diff --git a/lib/Worker.js b/lib/Worker.js
index 0dbf88787..2cab0a749 100644
--- a/lib/Worker.js
+++ b/lib/Worker.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function(God) {
     if (!pm2_env ||
         pm2_env.pm_id === undefined ||
         !pm2_env.cron_restart ||
+        pm2_env.cron_restart == '0' ||
         God.CronJobs.has(God.getCronID(pm2_env.pm_id)))
       return;
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/misc/cron-system.sh b/test/e2e/misc/cron-system.sh
index 14f3415bf..b6cb6043a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/misc/cron-system.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/misc/cron-system.sh
@@ -66,3 +66,20 @@ sleep 4
 should 'should app been restarted' 'restart_time: 0' 0
 
 $pm2 delete all
+
+#
+# Cron every sec
+#
+$pm2 start cron.js -c "* * * * * *"
+sleep 4
+should 'should app been restarted' 'restart_time: 0' 0
+
+#
+# Delete cron
+#
+$pm2 restart cron --cron-restart 0
+$pm2 reset all
+sleep 2
+should 'app stop be restarted' 'restart_time: 0' 1
+
+$pm2 delete all