diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 100fb5d..1709dd6 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -373,17 +373,17 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     }
   });
 
+
   //Dynamically load ipcMain handlers once ready.
   try {
-    // Replace 'path/to/your/file' with the actual path to your file
     const module = await import("./ipc/ipcMainConfig");
+    log.debug("Successfully loaded ipcMainConfig");
 
-    // You can now use anything exported from the module
-    // For example:
-    // module.someFunction()
-    log.debug("Successfully loaded ipcMainConfig", module);
+    // Initialize cron tasks after loading ipcMainConfig
+    await module.initializeCronTasks();
+    log.info("Cron tasks initialized successfully");
   } catch (error) {
-    log.error("Failed to load ipcMainConfig", {
+    log.error("Failed to load ipcMainConfig or initialize cron tasks", {
       ...ErrorTypeCheck(error),
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/ipcMainConfig.ts b/src/main/ipc/ipcMainConfig.ts
index 4c5ad63..239fee8 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/ipcMainConfig.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/ipcMainConfig.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,25 @@ interface GraphQLResponse {
   }>;
 }
 
+const initializeCronTasks = async () => {
+  try {
+    // Fetch input and output configurations
+    const inputConfigs = await SettingsPaintScaleInputConfigsGet();
+    const outputConfigs = await SettingsPaintScaleOutputConfigsGet();
+
+    // Start input cron tasks
+    await handlePaintScaleInputCron(inputConfigs);
+    log.info("Initialized input cron tasks on app startup");
+
+    // Start output cron tasks
+    await handlePaintScaleOutputCron(outputConfigs);
+    log.info("Initialized output cron tasks on app startup");
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.error("Error initializing cron tasks on app startup:", error);
+  }
+};
+
+
 // Log all IPC messages and their payloads
 const logIpcMessages = (): void => {
   Object.keys(ipcTypes.toMain).forEach((key) => {
@@ -171,6 +190,7 @@ const inputTypeHandlers: Record<
             (store.get("app.bodyshop") as BodyShop)?.shopname || "",
           );
 
+          // TODO Clear up how to fetch API URL
           const response = await axios.post(
             "https://your-api-base-url/mixdata/upload",
             formData,
@@ -610,4 +630,6 @@ ipcMain.on(ipcTypes.toMain.updates.download, () => {
   });
 });
 
+export { initializeCronTasks };
+
 logIpcMessages();
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/ipcMainHandler.settings.ts b/src/main/ipc/ipcMainHandler.settings.ts
index dbb3bb8..b87dfe2 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/ipcMainHandler.settings.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/ipcMainHandler.settings.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,8 @@ import {
   StartWatcher,
   StopWatcher,
 } from "../watcher/watcher";
+import { PaintScaleConfig } from "./paintScale";
 
-interface PaintScaleConfig {
-  id: string;
-  path: string | null;
-  type: string;
-}
 
 // Initialize paint scale input configs in store if not set
 if (!Store.get("settings.paintScaleInputConfigs")) {
@@ -136,7 +132,7 @@ const SettingEmsOutFilePathSet = async (): Promise<string> => {
 };
 
 const SettingsPaintScaleInputConfigsGet = async (
-    _event: IpcMainInvokeEvent,
+    _event?: IpcMainInvokeEvent,
 ): Promise<PaintScaleConfig[]> => {
   try {
     const configs = Store.get("settings.paintScaleInputConfigs") as PaintScaleConfig[];
@@ -188,7 +184,7 @@ const SettingsPaintScaleInputPathSet = async (
 };
 
 const SettingsPaintScaleOutputConfigsGet = async (
-    _event: IpcMainInvokeEvent,
+    _event?: IpcMainInvokeEvent,
 ): Promise<PaintScaleConfig[]> => {
   try {
     const configs = Store.get("settings.paintScaleOutputConfigs") as PaintScaleConfig[];
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/paintScale.ts b/src/main/ipc/paintScale.ts
index e2bc4f2..806d13f 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/paintScale.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/paintScale.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 // src/types/paintScale.ts
 export enum PaintScaleType {
     PPG = 'PPG',
-    // Add other types as needed
 }
 
 export interface PaintScaleConfig {
     id: string;
-    path: string | null;
+    path?: string;
     type: PaintScaleType;
     pollingInterval: number;
-}
-
-export const paintScaleTypeOptions = [
-    { value: PaintScaleType.PPG, label: 'PPG' },
-    // Add other options as needed
-];
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+}
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