diff --git a/cookbooks/noosfero/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/noosfero/recipes/default.rb
index abadb45..efd2e8c 100644
--- a/cookbooks/noosfero/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/noosfero/recipes/default.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ cookbook_file '/etc/default/noosfero' do
   notifies :restart, 'service[noosfero]'
 end
 
+package 'cronie'
+service 'crond' do
+  action [:enable, :start]
+end
+
 service 'noosfero' do
   action [:enable, :start]
 end
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