diff --git a/app/cron.ini b/app/cron.ini
index 9846d723..f8aa8d91 100644
--- a/app/cron.ini
+++ b/app/cron.ini
@@ -56,5 +56,8 @@ deleteExpiredCacheData              =   Cron\Cache->deleteExpiredData, @downtime
 ; delete old statistics (activity log) data
 deleteStatisticsData                =   Cron\StatisticsUpdate->deleteStatisticsData, @weekly
 
+; updates small amount of static system data from CCP API
+updateUniverseSystems                =   Cron\Universe->updateUniverseSystems, @instant
+
 ; setup universe DB with static data from ESI
-setup                               =   Cron\Universe->setup, @instant
\ No newline at end of file
+;setup                               =   Cron\Universe->setup, @instant
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/main/controller/ccp/universe.php b/app/main/controller/ccp/universe.php
index ee81d774..bc33e0f7 100644
--- a/app/main/controller/ccp/universe.php
+++ b/app/main/controller/ccp/universe.php
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@ use Model;
 
 class Universe extends Controller {
 
-    /**
-     * Set up "Universe" Database
-     * @param \Base $f3
-     * @throws \Exception
-     */
-    public function setupDB(\Base $f3){
-        //$this->setupWormholes($f3);
-        //var_dump($this->getSystemsIndex());
-        //var_dump($this->getSystemData(30000001));
-        //var_dump($this->getSystemData(30000002));
-        //var_dump($this->getSystemData('Lashesih'));
-    }
 
     /*  currently not used
     protected function setupRegions(\Base $f3){
diff --git a/app/main/cron/universe.php b/app/main/cron/universe.php
index d2797233..7ff0613a 100644
--- a/app/main/cron/universe.php
+++ b/app/main/cron/universe.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Cron;
 
 use Model;
 
-class Universe {
+class Universe extends AbstractCron {
 
     const LOG_TEXT = '%s type: %s  %s/%s peak: %s  total: %s  msg: %s';
 
@@ -242,5 +242,23 @@ class Universe {
             $this->formatSeconds(microtime(true) - $timeTotalStart), $msg) );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * update static universe system data from ESI
+     * -> updates small chunk of systems at once
+     * >> php index.php "/cron/updateUniverseSystems"
+     * @param \Base $f3
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    function updateUniverseSystems(\Base $f3){
+        $this->setMaxExecutionTime();
+
+        $system = Model\Universe\BasicUniverseModel::getNew('SystemModel');
+        $systems = $system->find( null, ['order' => 'updated', 'limit' => 2]);
+        if($systems){
+            foreach ($systems as $system){
+                $system->updateModel();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/main/model/universe/systemmodel.php b/app/main/model/universe/systemmodel.php
index e46f668c..0756daac 100644
--- a/app/main/model/universe/systemmodel.php
+++ b/app/main/model/universe/systemmodel.php
@@ -317,6 +317,16 @@ class SystemModel extends BasicUniverseModel {
         return $stargatesData;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * update system from ESI
+     */
+    public function updateModel(){
+        if( !$this->dry() ){
+            $this->loadData($this->_id);
+            $this->loadPlanetsData();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param int $id
      * @param string $accessToken