diff --git a/src/appstore.js b/src/appstore.js
index 9863c9f0d..975cbbc1c 100644
--- a/src/appstore.js
+++ b/src/appstore.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 exports = module.exports = {
     getFeatures,
 
-    checkSubscription,
-
     getApiServerOrigin,
     getWebServerOrigin,
     getConsoleServerOrigin,
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     unlinkAccount,
 
     getSubscription,
+    checkSubscription, // cron hook
     isFreePlan,
 
     getAppUpdate,
@@ -175,14 +174,6 @@ async function getState() {
     return state;
 }
 
-async function checkSubscription() {
-    // getSubscription() also updates the feature cache
-    const [error, result] = await safe(getSubscription());
-    if (error && error.reason !== BoxError.LICENSE_ERROR) return debug('Checking subscription failed:', error.reason, error.message);
-
-    debug(`Checking subscription: Cloudron ${result.cloudronId} is on the ${result.plan.name} plan.`);
-}
-
 async function getApiServerOrigin() {
     return await settings.get(settings.API_SERVER_ORIGIN_KEY) || 'https://api.cloudron.io';
 }
@@ -229,6 +220,13 @@ async function getSubscription() {
     return response.body;
 }
 
+// cron hook
+async function checkSubscription() {
+    const [error, result] = await safe(getSubscription());
+    if (error) debug('checkSubscription error:', error);
+    else debug(`checkSubscription: Cloudron ${result.cloudronId} is on the ${result.plan.name} plan.`);
+}
+
 function isFreePlan(subscription) {
     return !subscription || subscription.plan.id === 'free';
 }
@@ -322,6 +320,7 @@ async function registerCloudron3() {
     const token = await settings.get(settings.APPSTORE_API_TOKEN_KEY);
     if (token) { // when installed using setupToken, this updates the domain record when called during provisioning
         debug('registerCloudron3: already registered. Just updating the record.');
+        await getSubscription();
         return await updateCloudron({ domain, version });
     }
 
@@ -340,6 +339,8 @@ async function registerCloudron3() {
     await settings.set(settings.APPSTORE_API_TOKEN_KEY, response.body.cloudronToken);
 
     debug(`registerCloudron3: Cloudron registered with id ${response.body.cloudronId}`);
+
+    await getSubscription();
 }
 
 async function unlinkAccount() {