diff --git a/modules/utilities/unix/puppet_module/wordpress/templates/wordpress_conf.sh.erb b/modules/utilities/unix/puppet_module/wordpress/templates/wordpress_conf.sh.erb
index 295d42da1..4427233d8 100644
--- a/modules/utilities/unix/puppet_module/wordpress/templates/wordpress_conf.sh.erb
+++ b/modules/utilities/unix/puppet_module/wordpress/templates/wordpress_conf.sh.erb
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
     $params += '&language='
   end
 -%>
-curl -L <%= @https ? '-k ': '' %><%= $url_base %>
-sleep 10
-curl -L --data '<%= $params %>' <%= @https ? '-k ': '' %><%= $url_base %>/wp-admin/install.php?step=2
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+if [ ! -f /wps ]; then
+  curl -L <%= @https ? '-k ': '' %><%= $url_base %>
+  sleep 10
+  curl -L --data '<%= $params %>' <%= @https ? '-k ': '' %><%= $url_base %>/wp-admin/install.php?step=2
+  sleep 10
+  touch /wps
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/vulnerabilities/unix/webapp/wordpress_4x/manifests/init.pp b/modules/vulnerabilities/unix/webapp/wordpress_4x/manifests/init.pp
index 630d56ff7..286523ce8 100644
--- a/modules/vulnerabilities/unix/webapp/wordpress_4x/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/vulnerabilities/unix/webapp/wordpress_4x/manifests/init.pp
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ class wordpress_4x {
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     ensure  => present,
-    mode    => '0755',
+    mode    => '0700',
     content => template('wordpress/wordpress_conf.sh.erb'),
   }
+  ~>
+  cron { 'run wordpress config script':
+    command => '/bin/bash /wordpress_conf.sh',
+    minute => [0, 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55]
+  }
   # ~>
   # exec { 'run wordpress config script':
   #   command => '/bin/bash /tmp/wordpress_conf.sh',