diff --git a/back/loaders/express.ts b/back/loaders/express.ts
index 4cdd7f12..92714249 100644
--- a/back/loaders/express.ts
+++ b/back/loaders/express.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ export default ({ app }: { app: Application }) => {
     if (!headerToken && req.path && req.path === '/api/login') {
       return next();
     }
+    const remoteAddress = req.socket.remoteAddress;
+    if (
+      remoteAddress === '::ffff:127.0.0.1' &&
+      req.path === '/api/crons/status'
+    ) {
+      return next();
+    }
     const err: any = new Error('UnauthorizedError');
     err['status'] = 401;
     next(err);
diff --git a/back/services/cron.ts b/back/services/cron.ts
index fbccceaf..23fc0941 100644
--- a/back/services/cron.ts
+++ b/back/services/cron.ts
@@ -211,18 +211,17 @@ export default class CronService {
         cmdStr = `${cmdStr} now`;
       }
 
-      const cp = spawn(cmdStr, { shell: true, detached: true });
-      this.cronDb.update(
-        { _id },
-        { $set: { status: CrontabStatus.running, pid: cp.pid } },
-      );
-      cp.on('close', (code) => {
+      const cp = exec(cmdStr, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
         this.cronDb.update(
           { _id },
           { $set: { status: CrontabStatus.idle }, $unset: { pid: true } },
         );
         resolve();
       });
+      this.cronDb.update(
+        { _id },
+        { $set: { status: CrontabStatus.running, pid: cp.pid } },
+      );
     });
   }