diff --git a/include/cron.php b/include/cron.php
index 46067d76da..7b2244b55e 100644
--- a/include/cron.php
+++ b/include/cron.php
@@ -151,9 +151,10 @@ function cron_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 
 		update_contact_birthdays();
 
-		update_suggestions();
+		proc_run('php',"include/discover_poco.php", "suggestions");
 
 		set_config('system','last_expire_day',$d2);
+
 		proc_run('php','include/expire.php');
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/discover_poco.php b/include/discover_poco.php
index 79958a8849..a8e7ec64d0 100644
--- a/include/discover_poco.php
+++ b/include/discover_poco.php
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ function discover_poco_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 		$mode = 1;
 	} elseif(($argc == 2) && ($argv[1] == "checkcontact")) {
 		$mode = 2;
+	} elseif(($argc == 2) && ($argv[1] == "suggestions")) {
+		$mode = 3;
 	} elseif ($argc == 1) {
 		$search = "";
 		$mode = 0;
@@ -69,7 +71,9 @@ function discover_poco_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 
 	logger('start '.$search);
 
-	if (($mode == 2) AND get_config('system','poco_completion'))
+	if ($mode==3)
+		update_suggestions();
+	elseif (($mode == 2) AND get_config('system','poco_completion'))
 		discover_users();
 	elseif (($mode == 1) AND ($search != "") and get_config('system','poco_local_search'))
 		discover_directory($search);