diff --git a/roles/anitya/backend/files/anitya.cron b/roles/anitya/backend/files/anitya.cron
index 036a48325f..9ba6e88d08 100644
--- a/roles/anitya/backend/files/anitya.cron
+++ b/roles/anitya/backend/files/anitya.cron
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Checks bi-daily for new versions
 #
-10 */12 * * * root ANITYA_WEB_CONFIG=/etc/anitya/anitya.cfg /usr/bin/python2 /usr/share/anitya/anitya_cron.py
+10 */12 * * * root ANITYA_WEB_CONFIG=/etc/anitya/anitya.cfg /usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper /usr/bin/python2 /usr/share/anitya/anitya_cron.py