diff --git a/library/cron b/library/cron
index 514afbefa3..2a71a2a063 100755
--- a/library/cron
+++ b/library/cron
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ def get_jobs_file(module, user, tmpfile, cron_file):
 
 def install_jobs(module, user, tmpfile, cron_file):
     if cron_file:
-        dest_tmp = "%s.%s.%s.tmp" % (dest,os.getpid(),time.time())
+        dest_tmp = "%s.%s.%s.tmp" % (cron_file,os.getpid(),time.time())
         shutil.copyfile(tmpfile, dest_tmp)
-        module.atomic_replace(dest_tmp, dest)
+        module.atomic_replace(dest_tmp, cron_file)
     else:
         cmd = "crontab %s %s" % (user, tmpfile)