diff --git a/cronjobs/shared.inc.php b/cronjobs/shared.inc.php
index f66be4f4..50692508 100644
--- a/cronjobs/shared.inc.php
+++ b/cronjobs/shared.inc.php
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 // We need to find our include files so set this properly
 define("BASEPATH", "../public/");
 
-
 /*****************************************************
  * No need to change beyond this point               *
  *****************************************************/
+
+// Used in autoloading of API class, adding it to stop PHP warnings
+$dStartTime = microtime(true);
+
 // Our cron name
 $cron_name = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], '.php');