diff --git a/shallow_backup/backup.py b/shallow_backup/backup.py
index f0ed5d86..a8823568 100644
--- a/shallow_backup/backup.py
+++ b/shallow_backup/backup.py
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ def backup_configs(backup_path, skip=False):
 			safe_mkdir(parent_dir)
 			copyfile(path_to_backup, quote(dest))
 
+	# backup crontab
+	command = "crontab -l"
+	dest = os.path.join(backup_path, "crontab.txt")
+	run_cmd_write_stdout(command, dest)
+
 
 def backup_packages(backup_path, skip=False):
 	"""
diff --git a/shallow_backup/reinstall.py b/shallow_backup/reinstall.py
index 87fc508e..fbc75d76 100644
--- a/shallow_backup/reinstall.py
+++ b/shallow_backup/reinstall.py
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ def reinstall_configs_sb(configs_path):
 		elif os.path.isfile(path_to_backup):
 			copyfile(path_to_backup, dest_path)
 
+	# reinstall crontab
+	with open(os.path.join(configs_path, "crontab.txt"), "r") as f:
+		for x in f:
+			# the replace sanitizes the crontab line of any present " characters.
+			sanitized = x.replace('"', '\\"')
+			cmd = f"(crontab -l ; echo \"{sanitized}\") | sort - | uniq - | crontab -"
+			run_cmd(cmd)
+
 	print_section_header("CONFIG REINSTALLATION COMPLETED", Fore.BLUE)