diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index 85ce5c1..6e2cd84 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ if ! grep SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
   sudo -u$USER echo "SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=0" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 fi
 
+if [[ -s /etc/crontab && -z "$(tail -c 1 /etc/crontab)" ]]
+then
+    echo ""
+else
+    echo "\n" | sudo tee -a /etc/crontab
+fi
+
 
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 restart_services.sh