diff --git a/src/app/index.coffee b/src/app/index.coffee
index 2a9bc898c9..137aa8cc6b 100644
--- a/src/app/index.coffee
+++ b/src/app/index.coffee
@@ -94,34 +94,14 @@ resetDom = (model) ->
   window.DERBY.app.dom.clear()
   view.render(model)
 
-cron = (model) ->
-  user = model.at('_user')
-
-  # This is an expensive function, only call it on cron
-  lastCron = user.get('lastCron')
-  return unless helpers.daysBetween(+new Date, lastCron) > 0
-
-  userObj = user.get()
-
-  # hp-shimmy so we can animate the hp-loss
-  before = {hp:userObj.stats.hp, lastCron:userObj.lastCron}
-  scoring.cron(userObj)
-  after = {hp:userObj.stats.hp, lastCron:userObj.lastCron}
-  userObj.stats.hp = before.hp
-
-  model.set "users.#{userObj.id}", userObj
-  resetDom(model)
-  setTimeout (-> user.set 'stats.hp', after.hp), 1000 # animate hp loss
 
 ready (model) ->
   user = model.at('_user')
-  user.setNull 'lastCron', +new Date #set cron immediately
+  user.set('lastCron', +new Date) if user.get('lastCron')=='new' #set cron immediately
 
   # Setup model in scoring functions
   scoring.setModel(model)
-
-  # First things first. Preen the user object, check if dailies, etc
-  cron(model)
+  scoring.cron()
 
   # Load all the jQuery, Growl, Tour, etc
   browser.loadJavaScripts(model)
diff --git a/src/app/schema.coffee b/src/app/schema.coffee
index 245bba9438..3b0d2c1cb7 100644
--- a/src/app/schema.coffee
+++ b/src/app/schema.coffee
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ _ = require 'underscore'
 module.exports.userSchema = ->
   # deep clone, else further new users get duplicate objects
   newUser = require('lodash').cloneDeep
+    lastCron: 'new' #this will be replaced with a date on first run
     balance: 2
     stats: { money: 0, exp: 0, lvl: 1, hp: 50 }
     items: { itemsEnabled: false, armor: 0, weapon: 0 }
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index 9d46f7238f..27d99fbcfd 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -179,10 +179,13 @@ score = (taskId, direction, times, update) ->
   At end of day, add value to all incomplete Daily & Todo tasks (further incentive)
   For incomplete Dailys, deduct experience
 ###
-cron = (userObj) ->
+cron = ->
   today = +new Date
-  daysPassed = helpers.daysBetween(today, userObj.lastCron)
+  daysPassed = helpers.daysBetween(today, user.get('lastCron'))
   if daysPassed > 0
+    user.set 'lastCron', today
+    userObj = user.get()
+    hpBefore = userObj.stats.hp #we'll use this later so we can animate hp loss
     # Tally each task
     todoTally = 0
     _.each userObj.tasks, (taskObj) ->
@@ -205,14 +208,15 @@ cron = (userObj) ->
                   daysFailed++
             score id, 'down', daysFailed, userObj
 
-          value = userObj.tasks[taskObj.id].value #get updated value
+          value = taskObj.value #get updated value
           if type == 'daily'
-            userObj.tasks[taskObj.id].history ?= []
-            userObj.tasks[taskObj.id].history.push { date: today, value: value }
-            userObj.tasks[taskObj.id].completed = false
+            taskObj.history ?= []
+            taskObj.history.push { date: today, value: value }
+            taskObj.completed = false
           else
             absVal = if (completed) then Math.abs(value) else value
             todoTally += absVal
+          user.set 'tasks.' + taskObj.id, taskObj
 
     # Finished tallying
     userObj.history ?= {}; userObj.history.todos ?= []; userObj.history.exp ?= []
@@ -224,7 +228,15 @@ cron = (userObj) ->
       lvl++
       expTally += (lvl*100)/5
     userObj.history.exp.push  { date: today, value: expTally }
-    userObj.lastCron = today # reset cron
+
+    # Set the new user specs, and animate HP loss
+    [hpAfter, userObj.stats.hp] = [userObj.stats.hp, hpBefore]
+    user.set 'stats', userObj.stats
+    user.set 'history', userObj.history
+    window.DERBY.app.dom.clear()
+    window.DERBY.app.view.render(model)
+    setTimeout (-> user.set 'stats.hp', hpAfter), 1000 # animate hp loss
+
 
 module.exports = {
   setModel: setModel