diff --git a/lib/Cron/CronTrigger.php b/lib/Cron/CronTrigger.php
index 698744dbc1..645f7b130e 100644
--- a/lib/Cron/CronTrigger.php
+++ b/lib/Cron/CronTrigger.php
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ class CronTrigger {
   /** @var SettingsController */
   private $settings;
 
+  const METHOD_LINUX_CRON = 'Linux Cron';
+  const METHOD_MAILPOET = 'MailPoet';
+  const METHOD_WORDPRESS = 'WordPress';
+
   public static $available_methods = [
-    'mailpoet' => 'MailPoet',
-    'wordpress' => 'WordPress',
-    'linux_cron' => 'Linux Cron',
+    'mailpoet' => self::METHOD_MAILPOET,
+    'wordpress' => self::METHOD_WORDPRESS,
+    'linux_cron' => self::METHOD_LINUX_CRON,
     'none' => 'Disabled',
   ];
   const DEFAULT_METHOD = 'WordPress';
diff --git a/mailpoet-cron.php b/mailpoet-cron.php
index fa674788e4..0090037ec1 100644
--- a/mailpoet-cron.php
+++ b/mailpoet-cron.php
@@ -34,7 +34,16 @@ if (strpos(@ini_get('disable_functions'), 'set_time_limit') === false) {
   set_time_limit(0);
 }
 
-$data = \MailPoet\Cron\CronHelper::createDaemon(null);
 $container = \MailPoet\DI\ContainerWrapper::getInstance(WP_DEBUG);
+
+// Check if Linux Cron method is set in plugin settings
+$settings = $container->get(\MailPoet\Settings\SettingsController::class);
+if ($settings->get('cron_trigger.method') !== \MailPoet\Cron\CronTrigger::METHOD_LINUX_CRON) {
+  echo 'MailPoet is not configured to run with Linux Cron.';
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+// Run Cron Daemon
+$data = \MailPoet\Cron\CronHelper::createDaemon(null);
 $trigger = $container->get(\MailPoet\Cron\Daemon::class);
 $trigger->run($data);