diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yml b/vars/ubuntu.yml
index e46cdef1..b76b3917 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ keystone_distro_packages:
   - netcat
   - openssh-server
   - rsync
+  - cron
 
 keystone_devel_distro_packages:
   - docutils-common