diff --git a/plugins/app-json/triggers.go b/plugins/app-json/triggers.go
index 253f89722..08bd24404 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/app-json/triggers.go
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ func TriggerCorePostExtract(appName string, sourceWorkDir string) error {
 	}
 
 	if common.FileExists(processSpecificAppJSON) {
-		common.LogInfo1("Validating app.json file")
 		result, err := common.CallPlugnTrigger(common.PlugnTriggerInput{
 			Trigger:      "app-json-is-valid",
 			Args:         []string{appName, processSpecificAppJSON},
diff --git a/plugins/cron/Makefile b/plugins/cron/Makefile
index 920941136..98eeb5fd2 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/cron/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SUBCOMMANDS = subcommands/list subcommands/report subcommands/run subcommands/set
-TRIGGERS = triggers/cron-get-property triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/post-delete triggers/scheduler-stop
+TRIGGERS = triggers/app-json-is-valid triggers/cron-get-property triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/post-delete triggers/scheduler-stop
 BUILD = commands subcommands triggers
 PLUGIN_NAME = cron
 
diff --git a/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go b/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go
index 6e0de5e7a..1a65cec73 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	var err error
 	switch trigger {
+	case "app-json-is-valid":
+		appName := flag.Arg(0)
+		appJSONPath := flag.Arg(1)
+		err = cron.TriggerAppJSONIsValid(appName, appJSONPath)
 	case "cron-get-property":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		property := flag.Arg(1)