diff --git a/oracle/keepalive.cron b/oracle/keepalive.cron
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7939f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oracle/keepalive.cron
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*/5 * * * * root timeout 46 nice md5sum /dev/zero
+