diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 0f1c40eb..92dd620d 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ glance_distro_packages:
   - git
   - nfs-utils
   - rpcbind
+  - cronie
 
 glance_devel_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index b2837dbb..c9655019 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ glance_distro_packages:
   - git-core
   - nfs-utils
   - rpcbind
+  - cronie
 
 glance_devel_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yml b/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 9d1decfe..55f12d1c 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ glance_distro_packages:
   - git
   - nfs-common
   - rpcbind
+  - cron
 
 glance_devel_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-dev