diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 0f9a02f61e..480e4ddb7c 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -131,17 +131,16 @@
 #
 # cron job that syncs packages to koji
 #
-#- name: put owner-sync-pkgdb in place
-#  template: src=owner-sync-pkgdb.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb mode=0755
-#  tags:
-#  - config
-#  - bodhi
+- name: put owner-sync-pkgdb in place
+  template: src=owner-sync-pkgdb.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb mode=0755
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - bodhi
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (el5)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root" 
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb dist-5E-epel"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-EL-5
-        state=absent
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root" 
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb dist-6E-epel"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-EL-6
-        state=absent
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
@@ -159,7 +157,6 @@
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root" 
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb epel7"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-epel7
-        state=absent
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
@@ -168,7 +165,6 @@
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root" 
         job="/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pkgdb f20"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-f20
-        state=absent
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01')
   tags:
   - bodhi