diff --git a/openerp/cli/server.py b/openerp/cli/server.py
index bc83b735624..7c768206354 100644
--- a/openerp/cli/server.py
+++ b/openerp/cli/server.py
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ def preload_registry(dbname):
     try:
         update_module = True if openerp.tools.config['init'] or openerp.tools.config['update'] else False
         db, registry = openerp.pooler.get_db_and_pool(dbname, update_module=update_module,  pooljobs=False)
+
+        # jobs will start to be processed later, when openerp.cron.start_master_thread() is called by openerp.service.start_services()
+        registry.schedule_cron_jobs()
     except Exception:
         _logger.exception('Failed to initialize database `%s`.', dbname)
 
diff --git a/openerp/pooler.py b/openerp/pooler.py
index 88b60864b90..d5588acf6ff 100644
--- a/openerp/pooler.py
+++ b/openerp/pooler.py
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ def get_db_and_pool(db_name, force_demo=False, status=None, update_module=False,
 
 def restart_pool(db_name, force_demo=False, status=None, update_module=False):
     """Delete an existing registry and return a database connection and a newly initialized registry."""
-    registry = RegistryManager.new(db_name, force_demo, status, update_module, True)
+    # preserve previous `cron-active` status of registry if it existed already
+    previous_registry = RegistryManager.registries.get(db_name)
+    cron_active = previous_registry and previous_registry.cron or False
+
+    registry = RegistryManager.new(db_name, force_demo, status, update_module, pooljobs=cron_active)
     return registry.db, registry