diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 3d0b93340c..f2d38c1a73 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
   tags:
   - config
   - bodhi
+  - cron
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (el5)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el5" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
+  - cron
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (el6)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el6" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
+  - cron
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji (epel7)
   cron: name="owner-sync-epel7" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
+  - cron
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji fedora
   cron: name="owner-sync-fedora" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
@@ -170,6 +174,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
+  - cron
 
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji fedora (docker)
   cron: name="owner-sync-fedora" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
@@ -178,6 +183,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
+  - cron
 
 # See https://pagure.io/releng/issue/6663 and https://pagure.io/fm-orchestrator/issue/333
 - name: sync packages from pkgdb2 to koji fedora (modules)
@@ -187,6 +193,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi
+  - cron
 #
 # cron job that syncs updates to master mirror
 #