diff --git a/roles/float-base/tasks/apt.yml b/roles/float-base/tasks/apt.yml
index 7923add755781d6ddcccab6b8a2e4b3d72fc194e..608ffd89c0dc189ea74dc5ce318108d47debc592 100644
--- a/roles/float-base/tasks/apt.yml
+++ b/roles/float-base/tasks/apt.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
       - acpid
       - auditd
       - ca-certificates
+      - cron
       - curl
       - git
       - gpg