diff --git a/vars/Archlinux.yml b/vars/Archlinux.yml
index 321ed75..5d8a112 100644
--- a/vars/Archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh
 
+borg_cron_package:
+  - cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - gcc
   - pkgconfig
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
index d84eaf8..5c2e8a5 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh-client
 
+borg_cron_package:
+  - cron
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libssl-dev
   - libacl1-dev
diff --git a/vars/Fedora.yml b/vars/Fedora.yml
index b48cd6f..886da4b 100644
--- a/vars/Fedora.yml
+++ b/vars/Fedora.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh-clients
 
+borg_cron_package:
+  - cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel
   - libacl
diff --git a/vars/ManjaroLinux.yml b/vars/ManjaroLinux.yml
index a919f7c..4a661c7 100644
--- a/vars/ManjaroLinux.yml
+++ b/vars/ManjaroLinux.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh
 
+borg_cron_package:
+  - cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:  # untested
   - libssl-dev
   - libacl1-dev
diff --git a/vars/RedHat-8.yml b/vars/RedHat-8.yml
index 1853247..7a5ea44 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat-8.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat-8.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh-clients
 
+borg_cron_package:
+  - cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel
   - libacl
diff --git a/vars/RedHat-9.yml b/vars/RedHat-9.yml
index 0b2b885..cca648c 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat-9.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat-9.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh-clients
 
+borg_cron_package:
+  - cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel
   - libacl
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index 48344a1..bb9a8aa 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh-clients
 
+borg_cron_package:
+  - cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel
   - libacl