diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 692878f1e..dab0f64f4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${misc:Depends},
  unzip,
  git-core,
  curl,
+ cron,
  mariadb-server | mysql-server, php5-mysql | php5-mysqlnd,
  slapd, ldap-utils, sudo-ldap, libnss-ldapd,
  postfix-ldap, postfix-policyd-spf-perl, postfix-pcre, procmail,