diff --git a/playbooks/roles/registry/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/registry/tasks/main.yaml
index 8d4871d341..2166755474 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/registry/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/registry/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@
   shell:
     cmd: docker-compose up -d
     chdir: /etc/registry-docker/
+
+- name: Install cron to garbage collect the registry daily
+  cron:
+    name: "docker registry garbage-collect"
+    minute: "0"
+    hour: "0"
+    job: "/usr/bin/docker exec registrydocker_registry_1 registry garbage-collect /etc/docker/registry/config.yml > /dev/null"