diff --git a/web/core/mw.py b/web/core/mw.py
index 98707c74d..1a2358e6f 100644
--- a/web/core/mw.py
+++ b/web/core/mw.py
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ def getSslCrt():
 
 
 def getOs():
+    # python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.platform)'
     return sys.platform
 
 def getOsName():
diff --git a/web/utils/crontab.py b/web/utils/crontab.py
index 50c2954b2..b024a15db 100644
--- a/web/utils/crontab.py
+++ b/web/utils/crontab.py
@@ -523,11 +523,12 @@ echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
         file = '/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root'
         sys_os = mw.getOs()
+        sys_name = mw.getOsName()
         if sys_os == 'darwin':
             file = '/etc/crontab'
         elif sys_os.startswith("freebsd"):
             file = '/var/cron/tabs/root'
-        elif sys_os.startswith("ubuntu"):
+        elif sys_name.startswith("ubuntu"):
             file = '/var/spool/cron/root'
 
         if not os.path.exists(file):