diff --git a/create-cron-job.sh b/create-cron-job.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1a84803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create-cron-job.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+GIT_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
+(
+    crontab -l 2>/dev/null
+    echo "* * * * * $GIT_DIR/commit.sh"
+) | crontab -
+
+############################################################################
+# NOTE: commit signing must be turned off, or not require any interaction. #
+############################################################################
diff --git a/run-distro-de-script.sh b/run-distro-de-script.sh
index 836ee7c..5215b2b 100755
--- a/run-distro-de-script.sh
+++ b/run-distro-de-script.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ command_exists() { type "$1" &>/dev/null; }
 
 cd distro-specific-scripts/
 distro=""
-
 if command_exists "pacman"; then
     distro="arch"
 elif command_exists "dnf" || command_exists "rpm-ostree"; then
     distro="fedora"
 elif command_exists "xbps-install"; then
     distro="void"
-else
-    exit
 fi
 
 ./${distro}-${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP}.sh