diff --git a/library/cron b/library/cron
index 3bb0521f9f..2a6fbed2ae 100755
--- a/library/cron
+++ b/library/cron
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def get_jobs_file(module, user, tmpfile, cron_file):
     return module.run_command(cmd)
 
 def install_jobs(module, user, tmpfile, cron_file):
+    cron_file = '/etc/cron.d/%s' % cron_file
     if cron_file:
         dest_tmp = "%s.%s.%s.tmp" % (cron_file,os.getpid(),time.time())
         try: