diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 59c63a8..a4c75cd 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ common_apt_upgrade_policy: ""
 common_xbps: False
 common_xbps_upgrade_policy: True
 
+common_cronie: True
+
 common_hostname: True
 common_hostname_hosts_additional: []
 
diff --git a/tasks/cronie.yml b/tasks/cronie.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..728e981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/cronie.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: cronie - install cronie
+  package: name=cronie
+
+- name: cronie - start runit service
+  service: name=cronie state=started enabled=yes
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2317d2d..535891e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
   when: common_xbps
   tags: ['common', 'xbps']
 
+- import_tasks: cronie.yml
+  when: common_cronie and (ansible_distribution != 'Debian' or ansible_distribution != 'Ubuntu')
+  tags: ['common', 'cronie']
+
 - import_tasks: locales.yml
   when: common_locales
   tags: ['common', 'locales']