diff --git a/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php b/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
index 438af1d75d..2f669420c7 100644
--- a/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ class CronHelper {
       'timeout' => $timeout,
       'user-agent' => 'MailPoet (www.mailpoet.com) Cron'
     );
-    $result = wp_remote_get(
-      self::getSiteUrl() . $url,
-      $args
-    );
+    $result = wp_remote_get($url, $args);
     return wp_remote_retrieve_body($result);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/Cron/Daemon.php b/lib/Cron/Daemon.php
index 3578236e6d..111a6f660a 100644
--- a/lib/Cron/Daemon.php
+++ b/lib/Cron/Daemon.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class Daemon {
     ) {
       $this->abortWithError(__('Invalid or missing token.'));
     }
+    $daemon['token'] = $this->token;
+    CronHelper::saveDaemon($daemon);
     $this->abortIfStopped($daemon);
     try {
       $scheduler = new SchedulerWorker($this->timer);
@@ -55,15 +57,13 @@ class Daemon {
     // after each execution, re-read daemon data in case its status was changed
     // its status has changed
     $daemon = CronHelper::getDaemon();
-    if(!$daemon || $daemon['token'] !== $this->data['token']) {
+    if(!$daemon || $daemon['token'] !== $this->token) {
       $this->terminateRequest();
     }
-    $daemon['counter']++;
     $this->abortIfStopped($daemon);
     if($daemon['status'] === self::STATUS_STARTING) {
       $daemon['status'] = self::STATUS_STARTED;
     }
-    $daemon['token'] = $this->token;
     CronHelper::saveDaemon($daemon);
     $this->callSelf();
   }