diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/webapp.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/webapp.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/webapp.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/webapp.pp
@@ -214,23 +214,37 @@
     },
   }
 
+  # webapp update save code status routine
+
   $filename_refresh_status = 'refresh-savecodenow-statuses'
+
+  # clean up old files
   $filepath_refresh_status = "/usr/local/bin/${filename_refresh_status}"
   file {$filepath_refresh_status:
-      ensure => present,
+      ensure => absent,
       owner  => 'root',
       group  => 'www-data',
       mode   => '0755',
-    content  => template("profile/swh/deploy/webapp/${filename_refresh_status}.sh.erb"),
   }
 
   $activate_once_per_environment_webapp = lookup('swh::deploy::webapp::cron::refresh_statuses')
-  if $activate_once_per_environment_webapp {
-    profile::cron::d {$filename_refresh_status:
-      target  => $filename_refresh_status,
-      command => "chronic sh -c '${filepath_refresh_status}'",
-      minute  => '*',
-      hour    => '*',
-    }
+
+  # Template uses variables
+  #  - $user
+  #  - $group
+  #  - $webapp_settings_module
+  #
+  $update_savecodenow_service_name = "swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses"
+  $update_savecodenow_unit_template = "profile/swh/deploy/webapp/${update_savecodenow_service_name}.service.erb"
+  $update_savecodenow_timer_name = "${update_savecodenow_service_name}.timer"
+  $update_savecodenow_timer_template = "profile/swh/deploy/webapp/${update_savecodenow_timer_name}.erb"
+
+  ::systemd::timer { $update_savecodenow_timer_name:
+    timer_content    => template($update_savecodenow_timer_template),
+    service_content  => template($update_savecodenow_unit_template),
+    active           => $activate_once_per_environment_webapp,
+    enable           => $activate_once_per_environment_webapp,
+    require          => Package[$packages],
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/refresh-savecodenow-statuses.sh.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/refresh-savecodenow-statuses.sh.erb
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/refresh-savecodenow-statuses.sh.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=<%= @webapp_settings_module %>
-
-/usr/bin/django-admin refresh_savecodenow_statuses
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses.service.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses.service.erb
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses.service.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Webapp Update SaveCodeNow status unit file
+# Managed by puppet class profile::swh::deploy::webapp
+# Changes will be overwritten
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Software Heritage Webapp Update SaveCodeNow Statuses
+Requires=network.target
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=<%= @user %>
+Group=<%= @group %>
+Environment=DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=<%= @webapp_settings_module %>
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/django-admin refresh_savecodenow_statuses
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses.timer.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses.timer.erb
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/webapp/swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses.timer.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*:0/1
+Unit=swh-webapp-update-savecodenow-statuses.service
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Recurring webapp update savecodenow statuses