diff --git a/src/freedombone-base-tripwire b/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
index 74772c79a3890c31ea18a5f7ad5df19e24e160da..f5d198ae1b56ffcbe7be85b04d7f356bc4480419 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
+++ b/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ function install_tripwire {
     echo 'REPORTLEVEL   =3' >> /etc/tripwire/twcfg.txt
     echo 'SYSLOGREPORTING =false' >> /etc/tripwire/twcfg.txt
     echo 'MAILMETHOD    =SENDMAIL' >> /etc/tripwire/twcfg.txt
+    echo 'MAILPROGRAM   =/usr/lib/sendmail -oi -t' >> /etc/tripwire/twcfg.txt
     echo 'SMTPHOST      =localhost' >> /etc/tripwire/twcfg.txt
     echo 'SMTPPORT      =25' >> /etc/tripwire/twcfg.txt
     echo 'TEMPDIRECTORY =/tmp' >> /etc/tripwire/twcfg.txt
@@ -139,12 +140,6 @@ function install_tripwire {
 
        ' | reset-tripwire
 
-    if ! grep -q "tripwire" /etc/crontab; then
-        TRIPWIRE_MIN=$((1 + RANDOM % 49))
-        TRIPWIRE_HOUR=$((1 + RANDOM % 6))
-        echo "${TRIPWIRE_MIN} ${TRIPWIRE_HOUR}              *   *   *   root /usr/sbin/tripwire -m c" >> /etc/crontab
-    fi
-
     mark_completed $FUNCNAME
 }