diff --git a/cf/conf/config.xml b/cf/conf/config.xml
index 7d749c0f26..b369985c53 100644
--- a/cf/conf/config.xml
+++ b/cf/conf/config.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 			<desc>Disable sending IPv6 redirects</desc>
 			<tunable>net.inet6.ip6.redirect</tunable>
 			<value>0</value>
-		</item>	
+		</item>
 		<item>
 			<desc>Generate SYN cookies for outbound SYN-ACK packets</desc>
 			<tunable>net.inet.tcp.syncookies</tunable>
@@ -697,6 +697,15 @@
 			<who>root</who>
 			<command>/etc/ping_hosts.sh</command>
 		</item>
+		<item>
+			<minute>*/300</minute>
+			<hour>*</hour>
+			<mday>*</mday>
+			<month>*</month>
+			<wday>*</wday>
+			<who>root</who>
+			<command>/usr/local/bin/reset_slbd.sh</command>
+		</item>
 	</cron>
 	<installedpackages>
 	</installedpackages>
diff --git a/conf.default/config.xml b/conf.default/config.xml
index 8c03c3a188..ba35c8f7c3 100644
--- a/conf.default/config.xml
+++ b/conf.default/config.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 			<desc>Disable sending IPv6 redirects</desc>
 			<tunable>net.inet6.ip6.redirect</tunable>
 			<value>0</value>
-		</item>	
+		</item>
 		<item>
 			<desc>Generate SYN cookies for outbound SYN-ACK packets</desc>
 			<tunable>net.inet.tcp.syncookies</tunable>
@@ -688,6 +688,15 @@
 			<who>root</who>
 			<command>/etc/ping_hosts.sh</command>
 		</item>
+		<item>
+			<minute>*/300</minute>
+			<hour>*</hour>
+			<mday>*</mday>
+			<month>*</month>
+			<wday>*</wday>
+			<who>root</who>
+			<command>/usr/local/bin/reset_slbd.sh</command>
+		</item>
 	</cron>
 	<wol>
 		<!--
diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/reset_slbd.sh b/usr/local/sbin/reset_slbd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b527aa442c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/reset_slbd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ `ps awux | grep slbd | wc -l` -gt 0 ]; then
+	killall slbd
+	killall slbd
+	/usr/local/sbin/slbd -c/var/etc/slbd.conf -r5000
+fi