diff --git a/docker/openshift/crons/base.sh b/docker/openshift/crons/base.sh
index 47a69fa0..a656fa5a 100644
--- a/docker/openshift/crons/base.sh
+++ b/docker/openshift/crons/base.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Checking if a new deployment is in progress, as we should not run cron while deploying.
-if [ ! -n "$OPENSHIFT_BUILD_NAME" ]; then
-  echo "OPENSHIFT_BUILD_NAME is not defined. Exiting early."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-while [ "$(drush state:get deploy_id)" != "$OPENSHIFT_BUILD_NAME" ]
-do
-  echo "Current deploy_id $OPENSHIFT_BUILD_NAME not found in state. Probably a deployment is in progress - waiting for completion..."
-  sleep 60
-done
-
-while [ "$(drush state:get system.maintenance_mode)" = "1" ]
-do
-  echo "Maintenance mode on. Probably a deployment is in progress - waiting for completion..."
-  sleep 60
-done
+source /init.sh
 
 echo "Starting cron: $(date)"