diff --git a/library/cron b/library/cron
index 0f1cef7036..624166f164 100755
--- a/library/cron
+++ b/library/cron
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ def install_jobs(module, user, tmpfile, cron_file):
             module.atomic_replace(dest_tmp, cron_file)
         except (OSError, IOError), e:
             return (1, "", str(e))
+        except:
+            return (1, "", str(e))
         else:
             return (0, "", "")