diff --git a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
index 27f31e77..8e5703ff 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ public final class Application implements Runnable {
      */
     private void executeCronJobs() {
         // loop-local cron job data
-        List jobs = CronJob.parse(props);
+        List jobs = CronJob.parse(props.getSubProperties("cron."));
         Date date = new Date();
 
         jobs.addAll(customCronJobs.values());