diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 8f953237..bfbdb650 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1677,7 +1677,10 @@ VCENTER-SSL(){
 	fi
 }
 ADD_LOGROTATE_CRONTAB(){
-	(crontab -l ; echo "0 */1 * * * logrotate -f /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/tmp-logrotate")| crontab -
+	if ! crontab -l | grep -q '/opt/idssys/nodemgmt/tmp-logrotate'; then
+	  (crontab -l ; echo "0 */1 * * * logrotate -f /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/tmp-logrotate")| crontab -
+	fi
+	/bin/chmod 0644 /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/tmp-logrotate
 	echo ""
 	echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}The crontab entry has been made${idsCL[Default]}"
 	echo ""