diff --git a/debian/alternc.cron.d b/debian/alternc.cron.d
index 7cd02c68..93d8383a 100644
--- a/debian/alternc.cron.d
+++ b/debian/alternc.cron.d
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 0 2 * * *       www-data 	/usr/lib/alternc/spoolsize.php
 
 # Once a week at 7am, optimise the AlternC database
-0 1 * * 7   alterncpanel  /usr/lib/alternc/alternc-dboptimize
+0 1 * * 7   root  /usr/lib/alternc/alternc-dboptimize