diff --git a/tasks/geoip.yml b/tasks/geoip.yml
index ac7baac3d1..d37a5d5d07 100644
--- a/tasks/geoip.yml
+++ b/tasks/geoip.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   with_fileglob: $bigfiles/geoip/*.dat
 
 - name: geoip syncing script via cron
-  cron: cron_file=geoip_sync name=geoip_sync state=present minute=0 hour=1 day=4 user=root job="/usr/local/bin/syncFiles.sh bigfiles/geoip /usr/share/GeoIP"
+  copy: src=$files/geoip/geoip_sync dest=/etc/cron.d/geoip_sync mode=0644
+