diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/ProcessQueue.php b/app/Console/Commands/ProcessQueue.php
index 14a3e360..4bd8ab5e 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/ProcessQueue.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/ProcessQueue.php
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ class ProcessQueue extends Command
             '--stop-when-empty' => null,
         ]);
 
-        Log::info(Artisan::output());
+        $jobOutput = trim(Artisan::output());
+        if (!empty($jobOutput)) {
+            Log::info($jobOutput);
+        }
+
         ///** @var App\Support\WorkCommand $queueWorker */
         //$queueWorker = new App\Support\WorkCommand(app('queue.worker'), app('cache.store'));
 
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron.php b/app/Console/Cron.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5808ba96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Cron.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * This runs any of the cron tasks that are set to run according to the Laravel schedule
+ */
+
+namespace App\Console;
+
+use App\Console\Cron\FifteenMinute;
+use App\Console\Cron\FiveMinute;
+use App\Console\Cron\Hourly;
+use App\Console\Cron\JobQueue;
+use App\Console\Cron\Monthly;
+use App\Console\Cron\Nightly;
+use App\Console\Cron\ThirtyMinute;
+use App\Console\Cron\Weekly;
+use App\Contracts\Command;
+use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule;
+
+class Cron
+{
+    /** @var Schedule */
+    private $scheduler;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string[] The cron tasks which get called/run
+     */
+    private $cronTasks = [
+        JobQueue::class,
+        FiveMinute::class,
+        FifteenMinute::class,
+        ThirtyMinute::class,
+        Hourly::class,
+        Nightly::class,
+        Weekly::class,
+        Monthly::class,
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * @var array Stores the instantiated cron tasks
+     */
+    private $cronRunners = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @param Schedule $scheduler
+     */
+    public function __construct(Schedule $scheduler)
+    {
+        $this->scheduler = $scheduler;
+        foreach ($this->cronTasks as $task) {
+            /** @var Command $cronTask */
+            $cronTask = app($task);
+            $signature = $cronTask->getSignature();
+
+            if (empty($signature)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $this->cronRunners[$signature] = $cronTask;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to figure out which commands are supposed to run right now
+     *
+     * @return array string of tasks that were run
+     */
+    public function run(): array
+    {
+        $events = $this->scheduler->dueEvents(app());
+        if (empty($events)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $run = [];
+
+        /** @var \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event $event */
+        foreach ($events as $event) {
+            foreach ($this->cronRunners as $signature => $task) {
+                if (!str_contains($event->command, $signature)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $task->callEvent();
+                $run[] = $signature;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $run;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/FifteenMinute.php b/app/Console/Cron/FifteenMinute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86ad9481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/FifteenMinute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Cron;
+
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
+use App\Events\CronFifteenMinute;
+
+/**
+ * The actual cron tasks are in app/Cron
+ */
+class FifteenMinute extends CronCommand
+{
+    protected $signature = 'cron:fifteen';
+    protected $description = 'Run the 15 minute cron tasks';
+    protected $schedule;
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $this->callEvent();
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
+        event(new CronFifteenMinute());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/FiveMinute.php b/app/Console/Cron/FiveMinute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..801386d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/FiveMinute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Cron;
+
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
+use App\Events\CronFiveMinute;
+
+/**
+ * This just calls the CronNightly event, so all of the
+ * listeners, etc can just be called to run those tasks
+ *
+ * The actual cron tasks are in app/Cron
+ */
+class FiveMinute extends CronCommand
+{
+    protected $signature = 'cron:five';
+    protected $description = 'Run the 5 minute cron tasks';
+    protected $schedule;
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $this->callEvent();
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
+        event(new CronFiveMinute());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/Hourly.php b/app/Console/Cron/Hourly.php
index f0c894c2..cebdcf9d 100644
--- a/app/Console/Cron/Hourly.php
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/Hourly.php
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Cron;
 
-use App\Contracts\Command;
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
 use App\Events\CronHourly;
 
 /**
  * This just calls the CronHourly event, so all of the
  * listeners, etc can just be called to run those tasks
  */
-class Hourly extends Command
+class Hourly extends CronCommand
 {
     protected $signature = 'cron:hourly';
     protected $description = 'Run the hourly cron tasks';
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ class Hourly extends Command
 
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        $this->redirectLoggingToFile('cron');
+        $this->callEvent();
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
         event(new CronHourly());
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/JobQueue.php b/app/Console/Cron/JobQueue.php
index e8f47fb1..0cf3a974 100644
--- a/app/Console/Cron/JobQueue.php
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/JobQueue.php
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Cron;
 
-use App\Contracts\Command;
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 
 /**
  * This just calls the CronHourly event, so all of the
  * listeners, etc can just be called to run those tasks
  */
-class JobQueue extends Command
+class JobQueue extends CronCommand
 {
     protected $signature = 'cron:queue';
     protected $description = 'Run the cron queue tasks';
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ class JobQueue extends Command
 
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        $this->redirectLoggingToFile('cron');
-        Artisan::call('queue:cron');
+        $this->callEvent();
 
-        $this->info(Artisan::output());
+        $queueOutput = trim(Artisan::output());
+        if (!empty($queueOutput)) {
+            $this->info($queueOutput);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
+        Artisan::call('queue:cron');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/Monthly.php b/app/Console/Cron/Monthly.php
index 33b21768..a0757988 100644
--- a/app/Console/Cron/Monthly.php
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/Monthly.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Cron;
 
-use App\Contracts\Command;
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
 use App\Events\CronMonthly;
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use App\Events\CronMonthly;
  *
  * The actual cron tasks are in app/Cron
  */
-class Monthly extends Command
+class Monthly extends CronCommand
 {
     protected $signature = 'cron:monthly';
     protected $description = 'Run the monthly cron tasks';
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ class Monthly extends Command
 
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        $this->redirectLoggingToFile('cron');
+        $this->callEvent();
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
         event(new CronMonthly());
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/Nightly.php b/app/Console/Cron/Nightly.php
index 368949f5..25fea64c 100644
--- a/app/Console/Cron/Nightly.php
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/Nightly.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Cron;
 
-use App\Contracts\Command;
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
 use App\Events\CronNightly;
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use App\Events\CronNightly;
  *
  * The actual cron tasks are in app/Cron
  */
-class Nightly extends Command
+class Nightly extends CronCommand
 {
     protected $signature = 'cron:nightly';
     protected $description = 'Run the nightly cron tasks';
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ class Nightly extends Command
 
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        $this->redirectLoggingToFile('cron');
+        $this->callEvent();
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
         event(new CronNightly());
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/ThirtyMinute.php b/app/Console/Cron/ThirtyMinute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8940a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/ThirtyMinute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Cron;
+
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
+use App\Events\CronThirtyMinute;
+
+/**
+ * The actual cron tasks are in app/Cron
+ */
+class ThirtyMinute extends CronCommand
+{
+    protected $signature = 'cron:thirty';
+    protected $description = 'Run the 30 minute cron tasks';
+    protected $schedule;
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $this->callEvent();
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
+        event(new CronThirtyMinute());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Cron/Weekly.php b/app/Console/Cron/Weekly.php
index 3ae11ca8..9885c125 100644
--- a/app/Console/Cron/Weekly.php
+++ b/app/Console/Cron/Weekly.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Cron;
 
-use App\Contracts\Command;
+use App\Contracts\CronCommand;
 use App\Events\CronWeekly;
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use App\Events\CronWeekly;
  *
  * The actual cron tasks are in app/Cron
  */
-class Weekly extends Command
+class Weekly extends CronCommand
 {
     protected $signature = 'cron:weekly';
     protected $description = 'Run the weekly cron tasks';
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ class Weekly extends Command
 
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        $this->redirectLoggingToFile('cron');
+        $this->callEvent();
+    }
+
+    public function callEvent()
+    {
         event(new CronWeekly());
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index 27c8ba11..3850bdf5 100755
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace App\Console;
 
+use App\Console\Cron\FifteenMinute;
+use App\Console\Cron\FiveMinute;
 use App\Console\Cron\Hourly;
 use App\Console\Cron\JobQueue;
 use App\Console\Cron\Monthly;
 use App\Console\Cron\Nightly;
+use App\Console\Cron\ThirtyMinute;
 use App\Console\Cron\Weekly;
 use App\Services\CronService;
 use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule;
@@ -33,10 +36,16 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
                 ->withoutOverlapping();
         }
 
+        /*
+         * NOTE: IF MORE TASKS ARE ADDED, THEY ALSO MUST BE ADDED TO THE CRON.PHP
+         */
+        $schedule->command(FiveMinute::class)->everyFiveMinutes();
+        $schedule->command(FifteenMinute::class)->everyFifteenMinutes();
+        $schedule->command(ThirtyMinute::class)->everyThirtyMinutes();
         $schedule->command(Nightly::class)->dailyAt('01:00');
+        $schedule->command(Hourly::class)->hourly();
         $schedule->command(Weekly::class)->weeklyOn(0);
         $schedule->command(Monthly::class)->monthlyOn(1);
-        $schedule->command(Hourly::class)->hourly();
 
         // When spatie-backups runs
         /*if (config('backup.backup.enabled', false) === true) {
diff --git a/app/Contracts/Command.php b/app/Contracts/Command.php
index a042ef8e..5531a008 100644
--- a/app/Contracts/Command.php
+++ b/app/Contracts/Command.php
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ abstract class Command extends \Illuminate\Console\Command
         }*/
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the signature of the command
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getSignature(): string
+    {
+        return $this->signature;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Splice the logger and replace the active handlers with the handlers from the
      * a stack in config/logging.php
diff --git a/app/Contracts/CronCommand.php b/app/Contracts/CronCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26b58eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Contracts/CronCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Contracts;
+
+abstract class CronCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    abstract public function callEvent();
+
+    /**
+     * Adjust the logging depending on where we're running from
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->redirectLoggingToFile('cron');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Cron/Hourly/ClearExpiredSimbrief.php b/app/Cron/Hourly/ClearExpiredSimbrief.php
index 8a770bb6..321b14e5 100644
--- a/app/Cron/Hourly/ClearExpiredSimbrief.php
+++ b/app/Cron/Hourly/ClearExpiredSimbrief.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ClearExpiredSimbrief extends Listener
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param \App\Events\CronNightly $event
+     * @param CronHourly $event
      */
     public function handle(CronHourly $event): void
     {
diff --git a/app/Events/CronFifteenMinute.php b/app/Events/CronFifteenMinute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d14d2da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Events/CronFifteenMinute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events;
+
+use App\Contracts\Event;
+
+class CronFifteenMinute extends Event
+{
+}
diff --git a/app/Events/CronFiveMinute.php b/app/Events/CronFiveMinute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2e0e097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Events/CronFiveMinute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events;
+
+use App\Contracts\Event;
+
+class CronFiveMinute extends Event
+{
+}
diff --git a/app/Events/CronThirtyMinute.php b/app/Events/CronThirtyMinute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd26a784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Events/CronThirtyMinute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events;
+
+use App\Contracts\Event;
+
+class CronThirtyMinute extends Event
+{
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MaintenanceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MaintenanceController.php
index 053873eb..73f00068 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MaintenanceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MaintenanceController.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 
+use App\Console\Cron;
 use App\Contracts\Controller;
 use App\Exceptions\CronInvalid;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 
 class MaintenanceController extends Controller
 {
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ class MaintenanceController extends Controller
             throw new CronInvalid();
         }
 
-        $output = '';
-        Artisan::call('schedule:run');
-        $output .= trim(Artisan::output());
+        $cron = app(Cron::class);
+        $run = $cron->run();
 
-        return response([
-            'content' => $output,
+        return response()->json([
+            'count' => count($run),
+            'tasks' => $run,
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php
index 0d97f546..6fc65ad1 100644
--- a/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ use App\Cron\Nightly\PilotLeave;
 use App\Cron\Nightly\RecalculateBalances;
 use App\Cron\Nightly\RecalculateStats;
 use App\Cron\Nightly\SetActiveFlights;
+use App\Events\CronFifteenMinute;
+use App\Events\CronFiveMinute;
 use App\Events\CronHourly;
 use App\Events\CronMonthly;
 use App\Events\CronNightly;
+use App\Events\CronThirtyMinute;
 use App\Events\CronWeekly;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\EventServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
 
@@ -24,6 +27,15 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\EventServiceProvider as ServiceProvi
 class CronServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
     protected $listen = [
+        CronFiveMinute::class    => [],
+        CronFifteenMinute::class => [],
+        CronThirtyMinute::class  => [],
+        CronHourly::class        => [
+            DeletePireps::class,
+            RemoveExpiredBids::class,
+            RemoveExpiredLiveFlights::class,
+            ClearExpiredSimbrief::class,
+        ],
         CronNightly::class => [
             ApplyExpenses::class,
             RecalculateBalances::class,
@@ -32,19 +44,10 @@ class CronServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             RecalculateStats::class,
             NewVersionCheck::class,
         ],
-
         CronWeekly::class => [
         ],
-
         CronMonthly::class => [
             \App\Cron\Monthly\ApplyExpenses::class,
         ],
-
-        CronHourly::class => [
-            DeletePireps::class,
-            RemoveExpiredBids::class,
-            RemoveExpiredLiveFlights::class,
-            ClearExpiredSimbrief::class,
-        ],
     ];
 }
diff --git a/bin/cron b/bin/cron
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8e0d4d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/cron
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+/**
+ * THIS CRON FILE IS A BACKUP METHOD IF YOUR SERVER DOES NOT HAVE PROC_OPEN ENABLED
+ * YOU SHOULD TRY USING THE DEFAULT INSTRUCTIONS OF USING ARTISAN SCHEDULE:RUN
+ */
+define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
+
+use App\Console\Cron;
+use App\Console\Kernel;
+
+require __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
+
+/** @var Application $app */
+$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php';
+
+/** @var Kernel $kernel */
+$kernel = $app->make(Kernel::class);
+
+// Run a null artisan thing just so Laravel internals can be setup properly
+$status = $kernel->handle(
+    $input = new Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput([
+        'command' => 'version',
+    ]),
+    new Symfony\Component\Console\Output\NullOutput()
+);
+
+/** @var Cron $cron */
+$cron = app(Cron::class);
+$run = $cron->run();
+
+echo json_encode([
+    'count' => count($run),
+    'tasks' => $run,
+]);