diff --git a/.config/setup/03-install-cron-jobs.sh b/.config/setup/03-install-cron-jobs.sh
index 0635fde..2ed7ab7 100755
--- a/.config/setup/03-install-cron-jobs.sh
+++ b/.config/setup/03-install-cron-jobs.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #! /usr/bin/sh
 
-crontab ./crontab
+systemctl --user enable --now backup.timer
diff --git a/.config/setup/crontab b/.config/setup/crontab
deleted file mode 100644
index b7dacbc..0000000
--- a/.config/setup/crontab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-@hourly /home/ohad/.local/bin/make-backup
-@hourly /home/ohad/.local/bin/package-alert
diff --git a/.config/systemd/user/backup.service b/.config/systemd/user/backup.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d3ac94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/systemd/user/backup.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Backup essential files
+Wants=backup.timer
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=%h
+ExecStart=%h/.local/bin/make-backup
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/.config/systemd/user/backup.timer b/.config/systemd/user/backup.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7537db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/systemd/user/backup.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Hourly backup job
+Requires=backup.service
+
+[Timer]
+Unit=backup.service
+OnCalendar=hourly
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target