diff --git a/manifests/app_type.pp b/manifests/app_type.pp
index c279318..ebf4f90 100644
--- a/manifests/app_type.pp
+++ b/manifests/app_type.pp
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ define sunetdrive::app_type (
     content => template('sunetdrive/application/get_containers'),
     mode    => '0744',
   }
+  if ($environment == 'test') {
+    file { '/usr/local/bin/scan_external_mounts':
+      ensure  => present,
+      force   => true,
+      owner   => 'root',
+      group   => 'root',
+      content => template('sunetdrive/application/scan_external_mounts.sh'),
+      mode    => '0744',
+    }
+    cron { 'scan_external_mounts':
+      command => '/usr/local/bin/scan_external_mounts',
+      user    => 'root',
+      minute  => '42',
+      hour    => '9',
+    }
+  }
 
   unless $is_multinode{
     user { 'www-data': ensure => present, system => true }
diff --git a/templates/application/scan_external_mounts.sh b/templates/application/scan_external_mounts.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc18148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/application/scan_external_mounts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Only run if this is the only instance of this script running
+if [[ $(pgrep -f "${0}" | wc -l) -eq 1  ]]; then
+	for container in $(get_containers); do
+		for id in $(nocc "${container}" files_external:list --all --output json | jq '.[].mount_id' | jq .); do
+			nocc "${container}" files_external:scan "${id}"
+		done
+	done
+fi