diff --git a/addon/poormancron/poormancron.php b/addon/poormancron/poormancron.php
index e09182f992..bbe023cd73 100644
--- a/addon/poormancron/poormancron.php
+++ b/addon/poormancron/poormancron.php
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
  */
 
 function poormancron_install() {
+	// check for command line php
+	$a = get_app();
+	$ex = Array();
+	$ex[0] = ((x($a->config,'php_path')) && (strlen($a->config['php_path'])) ? $a->config['php_path'] : 'php');
+	$ex[1] = dirname(dirname(dirname(__file__)))."/testargs.php";
+	$ex[2] = "test";
+	$out = exec(implode(" ", $ex));
+	if ($out==="test") {
+		set_config('poormancron','usecli',1);
+		logger("poormancron will use cli php");
+	} else {
+		set_config('poormancron','usecli',0);
+		logger("poormancron will NOT use cli php");
+	}
+	
 	register_hook('page_end', 'addon/poormancron/poormancron.php', 'poormancron_hook');
 	register_hook('proc_run', 'addon/poormancron/poormancron.php','poormancron_procrun');
 	logger("installed poormancron");
@@ -32,6 +47,7 @@ function poormancron_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 }
 
 function poormancron_procrun(&$a, &$arr) {
+	if (get_config('poormancron','usecli')==1) return;
 	$argv = $arr['args'];
 	$arr['run_cmd'] = false;
 	logger("poormancron procrun ".implode(", ",$argv));