diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6993424..485e797 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "body-parser": "latest",
     "cheerio": "latest",
     "cors": "latest",
+    "croner": "^9.0.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "eventsource": "latest",
     "form-data": "^4.0.1",
diff --git a/src/modules/highseas.ts b/src/modules/highseas.ts
index 46d026d..d3f9485 100644
--- a/src/modules/highseas.ts
+++ b/src/modules/highseas.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ModifiedApp } from "./slackapp";
 import cron from "node-cron";
+import { Cron } from "croner";
 export interface AirtableResponse {
   id: string;
   createdTime: string;
@@ -298,6 +299,10 @@ export async function fetchPerson() {
 }
 
 export function highSeasCron(app: ModifiedApp) {
+  app.client.chat.postMessage({
+    channel: `C07LGLUTNH2`,
+    text: `:clock: High Seas cron started`,
+  })
   cron.schedule(`*/2 * * * *`, async () => {
     try {
       await fetch("https://highseas.hackclub.com/shipyard", {
@@ -337,7 +342,7 @@ export function highSeasCron(app: ModifiedApp) {
   //   await cronForAirtable(app);
   // });
 
-  cron.schedule("*/10 * * * *", async () => {
+ const job = new Cron("*/10 * * * *", async () => {
     try {
       // update da cache
       const oldInstance = app.db.get(`highseas_lb`) || [];
@@ -413,6 +418,7 @@ export function highSeasCron(app: ModifiedApp) {
       });
     }
   });
+return { job }
 }
 
 export async function getLb() {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 420a0c0..e07d75e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1645,6 +1645,11 @@ create-require@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==
 
+croner@^9.0.0:
+  version "9.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/croner/-/croner-9.0.0.tgz#1db62160142cf32eb22622e9ae27ba29156883f7"
+  integrity sha512-onMB0OkDjkXunhdW9htFjEhqrD54+M94i6ackoUkjHKbRnXdyEyKRelp4nJ1kAz32+s27jP1FsebpJCVl0BsvA==
+
 cross-spawn@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz#4a5ec7c64dfae22c3a14124dbacdee846d80cbc4"