diff --git a/seafile-server/scripts/start.sh b/seafile-server/scripts/start.sh
index 7657ea0..7805453 100644
--- a/seafile-server/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/seafile-server/scripts/start.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 source /scripts/utils.sh
 
-trap 'sigterm' SIGTERM
+gc_cron &
 start_server &
 start_socat &
 keep_running
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diff --git a/seafile-server/scripts/utils.sh b/seafile-server/scripts/utils.sh
index 8e121a0..9846ae0 100644
--- a/seafile-server/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/seafile-server/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ function stop_socat {
     pkill -9 socat
 }
 
+function gc_cron {
+    if [[ ! -z $GC_CRON ]]; then
+        echo "Scheduling garbage collection..."
+        (crontab -l ; echo "$GC_CRON /scripts/gc.sh >> /opt/seafile/logs/gc.log 2>&1") | crontab
+        service cron start
+    fi
+}
 function keep_running {
     while true; do
         tail -f /dev/null & wait ${!}