diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar
index e8f3eff735..b8aa26bfdd 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ cdn_server_alias: seccdn.libravatar.org
 server_redirect_name: "libravatar.org libravatar.com www.libravatar.com"
 server_cert_name: libravatar.org
 cdn_server_cert_name: cdn.libravatar.org
+mail_to: clime@fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg
index c189f5dc0d..d67517ed7c 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ server_redirect_name: libravatar-stg.fedorainfracloud.org
 server_cert_name: libravatar-stg.fedorainfracloud.org
 cdn_server_cert_name: libravatar-stg.fedorainfracloud.org
 prod_pubkey: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCzOpYy2W3hqlvrdpbprv1BAvxh9IsjlVizzxKBo7FvKcj6Xwk1UZXqQqQTBSgEAsuYhTiTIcHK3V4y6xwrSvVQJy0ciqBtPdrAp8z8S+2xBx4uvdc8sb2n8XQGIEkJHel6wIHE+0mCv/PoHn9OPc+bjNFQkncmb7SKbiojll7kiWGdmVzgutrwUULqXcDbsZ1u+HL8Edh7v43IwmK9nVAeA8K8W9rab1EIlFL1oh5z1rrgxV7Gv9OVLbh4NI95DFrHHNEaeH2PpWrdVAYypMSGg2rTOH+mbgYsHhCbA9KRCKkJAqXlOBymGsQuO0yFv2gTzLx+8BkJ3IrXYdhFvoLt root@libravatar.fedorainfracloud.org"
+mail_to: clime@fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml b/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml
index 9c2b4cd225..2776d4eb75 100644
--- a/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@
   - postfix
   - postgresql
 
+- name: send cron emails to desired address
+  lineinfile:
+    path: {{ item }}
+    regexp: "^MAILTO="
+    line: "MAILTO={{ mail_to }}"
+  with_items:
+  - /etc/anacrontab
+  - /etc/cron.d/0hourly
+  - /etc/crontab
+
 ############## backup related ##############
 
 - name: copy root's ssh keys