diff --git a/bin/cryptobox.conf b/bin/cryptobox.conf
index 4aa2751..59ad492 100644
--- a/bin/cryptobox.conf
+++ b/bin/cryptobox.conf
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ umount		= /bin/umount
 nice		= /usr/bin/nice
 super		= /usr/bin/super
 # this is the "program" name as defined in /etc/super.tab
-CryptoBoxRootActions = CryptoBoxRootActions
+# "CryptoBoxRootActionsLocal" (in /etc/super.tab) should point to the
+# CryptoBoxRootActions.py file in your local sorkign directory - this avoids
+# conflicts with a locally (apt-)installed CryptoBoxRootActions.py file
+CryptoBoxRootActions = CryptoBoxRootActionsLocal
 
 
 [PluginSettings]
diff --git a/stuff/cron-cryptobox b/stuff/cron-cryptobox
deleted file mode 100644
index 67d9661..0000000
--- a/stuff/cron-cryptobox
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* *	* * *	root	[ -e /usr/lib/cryptobox/cbox-manage.sh ] && /usr/lib/cryptobox/check_smb_idle.sh
diff --git a/templates/macros.cs b/templates/macros.cs
index dc3c6fd..13d933c 100644
--- a/templates/macros.cs
+++ b/templates/macros.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ def:link(path, attr1, value1, attr2, value2)
 				?><?cs var:url_escape(name(attrs)) ?>=<?cs var:url_escape(attrs)
 			?><?cs /if
 		?><?cs /each
+	?><?cs elif:path == ""
+		?>./<?cs # avoid empty links as they are not standard compliant
 	?><?cs /if ?><?cs
  /def ?><?cs