diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
index 9fbd1a96..328e75a5 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ class LibraryItemController {
 
     var hasUpdates = libraryItem.update(req.body)
     if (hasUpdates) {
-      // Turn on podcast auto download cron if not already on
-      if (libraryItem.mediaType == 'podcast' && req.body.media.autoDownloadEpisodes && !this.podcastManager.episodeScheduleTask) {
-        this.podcastManager.schedulePodcastEpisodeCron()
-      }
-
       Logger.debug(`[LibraryItemController] Updated now saving`)
       await this.db.updateLibraryItem(libraryItem)
       this.emitter('item_updated', libraryItem.toJSONExpanded())
diff --git a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
index d633c8ed..0ac233ee 100644
--- a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class PodcastController {
     }
 
     // Turn on podcast auto download cron if not already on
-    if (libraryItem.media.autoDownloadEpisodes && !this.podcastManager.episodeScheduleTask) {
-      this.podcastManager.schedulePodcastEpisodeCron()
+    if (libraryItem.media.autoDownloadEpisodes) {
+      this.cronManager.checkUpdatePodcastCron(libraryItem)
     }
   }