diff --git a/public/include/config/monitor_crons.inc.php b/public/include/config/monitor_crons.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..821041bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/include/config/monitor_crons.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+// Small helper array that may be used on some page controllers to
+// fetch the crons we wish to monitor
+$aMonitorCrons = array('statistics','payouts','token_cleanup','archive_cleanup','blockupdate','findblock','notifications','tickerupdate','liquid_payout');
+
+switch ($config['payout_system']) {
+case 'pplns':
+    $aMonitorCrons[] = $config['payout_system'] . '_payout';
+      break;
+case 'pps':
+    $aMonitorCrons[] = $config['payout_system'] . '_payout';
+      break;
+case 'prop':
+    $aMonitorCrons[] = 'proportional_payout';
+      break;
+}
diff --git a/public/include/pages/admin/dashboard.inc.php b/public/include/pages/admin/dashboard.inc.php
index 572914f9..deb50994 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/admin/dashboard.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/admin/dashboard.inc.php
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true){
 $version['CURRENT'] = array('DB' => DB_VERSION, 'CONFIG' => CONFIG_VERSION, 'CORE' => MPOS_VERSION);
 $version['INSTALLED'] = array('DB' => $setting->getValue('DB_VERSION'), 'CONFIG' => $config['version'], 'CORE' => MPOS_VERSION);
 
-// Fetch cron information
-$aCrons = array('statistics','payouts','token_cleanup','archive_cleanup','blockupdate','findblock','notifications','tickerupdate');
+// Fetch our cron list $aMonitorCrons
+require_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/monitor_crons.inc.php');
+
 // Data array for template
 $cron_errors = 0;
 $cron_disabled = 0;
-foreach ($aCrons as $strCron) {
+foreach ($aMonitorCrons as $strCron) {
   $status = $monitoring->getStatus($strCron . '_status');
   if ($status['value'] != 0)
     $cron_errors++;
diff --git a/public/include/pages/admin/monitoring.inc.php b/public/include/pages/admin/monitoring.inc.php
index e720f776..ffb9483c 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/admin/monitoring.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/admin/monitoring.inc.php
@@ -7,24 +7,11 @@ if (!$user->isAuthenticated() || !$user->isAdmin($_SESSION['USERDATA']['id'])) {
   die("404 Page not found");
 }
 
-// Default crons to monitor
-$aCrons = array('statistics','payouts','token_cleanup','archive_cleanup','blockupdate','findblock','notifications','tickerupdate','liquid_payout');
-
-// Special cases, only add them if activated
-switch ($config['payout_system']) {
-case 'pplns':
-  $aCrons[] = $config['payout_system'] . '_payout';
-  break;
-case 'pps':
-  $aCrons[] = $config['payout_system'] . '_payout';
-  break;
-case 'prop':
-  $aCrons[] = 'proportional_payout';
-  break;
-}
+// Load our cron list $aMonitorCrons
+require_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/monitor_crons.inc.php');
 
 // Data array for template
-foreach ($aCrons as $strCron) {
+foreach ($aMonitorCrons as $strCron) {
   $aCronStatus[$strCron] = array(
     'disabled' => $monitoring->getStatus($strCron . '_disabled'),
     'exit' => $monitoring->getStatus($strCron . '_status'),
diff --git a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index 98b44bd1..a772718c 100644
--- a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -172,6 +172,38 @@ if ($motd = $setting->getValue('system_motd'))
 // So we can display additional info
 $smarty->assign('DEBUG', $config['DEBUG']);
 
+// Lets check for our cron status and render a message
+require_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/monitor_crons.inc.php');
+$bMessage = false;
+$aCronMessage[] = 'We are investingating issues in the backend. Your shares and hashrate are safe and we will fix things ASAP.</br><br/>';
+foreach ($aMonitorCrons as $strCron) {
+  if ($monitoring->isDisabled($strCron) == 1) {
+    $bMessage = true;
+    switch ($strCron) {
+    case 'payouts':
+      $aCronMessage[] = '<li> Payouts disabled, you will not receive any coins to your offline wallet for the time being</li>';
+      break;
+    case 'findblock':
+      $aCronMessage[] = '<li> Findblocks disabled, new blocks will currently not show up in the frontend</li>';
+      break;
+    case 'blockupdate':
+      $aCronMessage[] = '<li> Blockupdate disabled, blocks and transactions confirmations are delayed</li>';
+      break;
+    case 'pplns_payout':
+      $aCronMessage[] = '<li> PPLNS payout disabled, round credit transactions are delayed</li>';
+      break;
+    case 'prop_payout':
+      $aCronMessage[] = '<li> Proportional payout disabled, round credit transactions are delayed</li>';
+      break;
+    case 'pps_payout':
+      $aCronMessage[] = '<li> PPS payout disabled, share credit transactions are delayed</li>';
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+if ($bMessage)
+  $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => implode($aCronMessage, ''));
+
 // Make it available in Smarty
 $smarty->assign('PATH', 'site_assets/' . THEME);
 $smarty->assign('GLOBALASSETS', 'site_assets/global');