diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration/background_jobs_configuration.rst b/admin_manual/configuration/background_jobs_configuration.rst
index 9fa76b8cd..36d0a7583 100644
--- a/admin_manual/configuration/background_jobs_configuration.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/configuration/background_jobs_configuration.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To run a cron job on a \*nix system, every 15 minutes, under the default web ser
 You can verify if the cron job has been added and scheduled by executing::
 
   # crontab -u www-data -l
-  */15  *  *  *  * php -f /var/www/owncloud/cron.php
+  */15  *  *  *  * php -f /var/www/owncloud/cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 .. note:: On some systems it might be required to call **php-cli** instead of **php**.