diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml b/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml
index 461852d8..6dbee149 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml
@@ -8,20 +8,23 @@ npm_version: 2
 
 # for cron job
 # this is the list of queues we want to enqueue a job into
-cron_queues: khronos:containers:orphan:prune khronos:context-versions:prune-expired khronos:images:prune khronos:weave:prune
+main_cron_queues: "\
+  khronos:containers:orphan:prune \
+  khronos:context-versions:prune-expired \
+  khronos:images:prune \
+  khronos:weave:prune"
+
+canary_cron_queues: "\
+  khronos:canary:build \
+  khronos:canary:github-branch \
+  khronos:canary:log \
+  khronos:canary:network \
+  khronos:metrics:container-status"
+
 # a nice version of the rabbitmq host
 cron_rabbit_host_address: "{{ rabbit_host_address }}:{{ rabbit_port }}"
 # a quick version of authentication for rabbit for cron
 cron_rabbit_auth: --username {{ rabbit_username }} --password {{ rabbit_password }}
-# this is the command we want to run in the container.
-cron_command: "bash -c \"for QUEUE in {{ cron_queues }}; do /khronos/bin/cli.js --queue \\$QUEUE --job '{}' --host {{ cron_rabbit_host_address }} {{ cron_rabbit_auth }}; done\""
-# This is the build canary cron command
-cron_build_canary_command: "/khronos/bin/cli.js --queue khronos:canary:build --job '{}' --host {{ cron_rabbit_host_address }} {{ cron_rabbit_auth }}"
-# This is the log canary cron command
-cron_log_canary_command: "/khronos/bin/cli.js --queue khronos:canary:log --job '{}' --host {{ cron_rabbit_host_address }} {{ cron_rabbit_auth }}"
-# This is the github-branch canary cron command
-cron_github_branch_canary_command: "/khronos/bin/cli.js --queue khronos:canary:github-branch --job '{}' --host {{ cron_rabbit_host_address }} {{ cron_rabbit_auth }}"
-cron_container_metrics_command: "/khronos/bin/cli.js --queue khronos:metrics:container-status --job '{}' --host {{ cron_rabbit_host_address }} {{ cron_rabbit_auth }}"
 
 # for container settings
 container_envs: >
@@ -61,5 +64,3 @@ container_run_opts: >
   -v /opt/ssl/mongo-client:/opt/ssl/mongo-client:ro
   --memory=1500m
   {{container_envs}}
-
-npm_start_command: run start-json-output
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml
index 9d923b20..9cb34b8e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
   become: yes
   tags: cron
   template:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
+    src: "khronos-cron.sh"
     mode: 0744
-    dest: /opt/runnable/{{ item }}
+    dest: /opt/runnable/{{ item.script }}
   with_items:
-  - khronos-cron.sh
-  - build-canary.sh
-  - log-canary.sh
-  - github-branch-canary.sh
-  - container-metrics.sh
+  - { cron_queues: "{{ main_cron_queues }}", script: "main-cron.sh"}
+  - { cron_queues: "{{ canary_cron_queues }}", script: "canary-cron.sh"}
 
 - name: Put Khronos script into crontab
   become: yes
@@ -25,22 +22,10 @@
   - name: Khronos CLI - Daily Cleanup
     minute: 13
     hour: 1,7,13,19
-    script: khronos-cron.sh
+    script: main-cron.sh
   - name: Khronos CLI - Canary
     minute: "*/5"
-    script: build-canary.sh
-    state: "{% if node_env == 'production-delta' %}present{% else %}absent{% endif %}"
-  - name: Khronos CLI - Github Branch Canary
-    minute: "*/5"
-    script: github-branch-canary.sh
-    state: "{% if node_env == 'production-delta' %}present{% else %}absent{% endif %}"
-  - name: Khronos CLI - Log Canary
-    minute: "*/5"
-    script: log-canary.sh
-    state: "{% if node_env == 'production-delta' %}present{% else %}absent{% endif %}"
-  - name: Container Metrics
-    minute: "*/5"
-    script: container-metrics.sh
+    script: canary-cron.sh
     state: "{% if node_env == 'production-delta' %}present{% else %}absent{% endif %}"
 
 - name: make directory for mongo certificates
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/build-canary.sh b/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/build-canary.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 41555219..00000000
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/build-canary.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY ANSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY. MODIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SAVED.
-# AUTHOR: BRYAN KENDALL
-
-docker run --rm {{ container_image }}:{{ container_tag }} {{ cron_build_canary_command }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/container-metrics.sh b/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/container-metrics.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 99e76f7e..00000000
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/container-metrics.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY ANSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY. MODIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SAVED.
-# AUTHOR: BRYAN KENDALL
-
-docker run --rm {{ container_image }}:{{ container_tag }} {{ cron_container_metrics_command }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/github-branch-canary.sh b/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/github-branch-canary.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b4b659d7..00000000
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/github-branch-canary.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY ANSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY. MODIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SAVED.
-# AUTHOR: BRYAN KENDALL
-
-docker run --rm {{ container_image }}:{{ container_tag }} {{ cron_github_branch_canary_command }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/khronos-cron.sh b/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/khronos-cron.sh
index 64dace14..fc0f8262 100755
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/khronos-cron.sh
+++ b/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/khronos-cron.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 # THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY ANSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY. MODIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SAVED.
 # AUTHOR: BRYAN KENDALL
 
-docker run --rm {{ container_image }}:{{ container_tag }} {{ cron_command }}
+docker run --rm {{ container_image }}:{{ container_tag }} bash -c " \
+  for QUEUE in {{ item.cron_queues }}; do \
+    /khronos/bin/cli.js --queue \$QUEUE --job '{}' --host {{ cron_rabbit_host_address }} {{ cron_rabbit_auth }}; \
+  done"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/log-canary.sh b/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/log-canary.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index f333ce9f..00000000
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/templates/log-canary.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY ANSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY. MODIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SAVED.
-# AUTHOR: BRYAN KENDALL
-
-docker run --rm {{ container_image }}:{{ container_tag }} {{ cron_log_canary_command }}