diff --git a/image/services/cron/cron.sh b/image/services/cron/cron.sh
index 7d884b9..bc1935e 100755
--- a/image/services/cron/cron.sh
+++ b/image/services/cron/cron.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ $minimal_apt_get_install cron
 mkdir /etc/service/cron
 chmod 600 /etc/crontab
 cp /bd_build/services/cron/cron.runit /etc/service/cron/run
+# Fix cron issues in 0.9.19, see also #345: https://github.com/phusion/baseimage-docker/issues/345
+sed -i 's/^\s*session\s\+required\s\+pam_loginuid.so/# &/' /etc/pam.d/cron
 
 ## Remove useless cron entries.
 # Checks for lost+found and scans for mtab.