diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 2330b22d..1b9ecb26 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ glance_distro_packages:
   - libxml2
   - nfs-utils
   - rpcbind
+  - cronie
 
 glance_devel_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index 6edd737a..808585a3 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ glance_distro_packages:
   - libxml2
   - nfs-utils
   - rpcbind
+  - cronie
 
 glance_devel_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yml b/vars/ubuntu.yml
index fa661d3f..8b308530 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ glance_distro_packages:
   - libxml2
   - nfs-common
   - rpcbind
+  - cron
 
 glance_devel_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-dev