diff --git a/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.logrotate b/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.logrotate
index cb4d5e1ed1..8a7e786303 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.logrotate
+++ b/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.logrotate
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /var/log/cron {
 	sharedscripts
 	copytruncate
-	missingok
+	postrotate
+		/etc/init.d/crond reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+	endscript
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.rc b/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.rc
index 3acbb21750..fb32b750f8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.rc
+++ b/srcpkgs/cronie/files/crond.rc
@@ -2,9 +2,22 @@
 
 command=/usr/sbin/crond
 pidfile=/var/run/crond.pid
+extra_commands="reload"
 
 depend()
 {
 	need localmount
 	after bootmisc
 }
+
+reload()
+{
+	if [ ! -f "${pidfile}" ]; then
+		eerror "crond not running"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	ebegin "Reloading configuration and re-opening log file"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --signal HUP \
+		--pidfile "${pidfile}"
+	eend $?
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cronie/template b/srcpkgs/cronie/template
index 3e11d2099e..9f12071a60 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cronie/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cronie/template
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'cronie'
 pkgname=cronie
-version=1.4.3
-revision=2
+version=1.4.4
 distfiles="https://fedorahosted.org/releases/c/r/cronie/cronie-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-inotify --without-selinux --with-pam --disable-anacron
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--with-inotify --without-selinux --with-pam --disable-anacron
  --localstatedir=/var"
 short_desc="Runs specified programs at scheduled times"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=3f498ad156bdf0f5fe3c619f3e13c0b07ccaf4bd921c86c526fe1de7b86fccae
+checksum=cdceb796afe78e3955131ddec07b31e6b1600a72b1178c33d3074c6e0a021e60
 long_desc="
  Cronie contains the standard UNIX daemon crond that runs specified programs at
  scheduled times and related tools. It is based on the original cron and