diff --git a/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml
index 1b615a5..4198941 100644
--- a/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ certbot_timer_name: certbot.timer
 certbot_timer_state: started
 certbot_timer_enabled: yes
 
+certbot_cron_state: present
 certbot_cron_user: root
 certbot_cron_file_path: /etc/cron.d/certbot
 certbot_cron_env:
   path: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
   shell: /bin/sh
 certbot_cron_command: test -x /usr/bin/certbot -a \! -d /run/systemd/system && perl -e 'sleep int(rand(43200))' && certbot -q renew
-cerbot_cron_hour: "*/12"
-cerbot_cron_minute: "0"
+certbot_cron_hour: "*/12"
+certbot_cron_minute: "0"
 
 certbot_system_timer_on_calender: "*-*-* 00,12:00:00"
 certbot_system_timer_randomized_delay_sec: 43200
diff --git a/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml
index d57f078..824d776 100644
--- a/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
         job: "{{ item.value }}"
         user: "{{ certbot_cron_user }}"
         cron_file: "{{ certbot_cron_file_path }}"
+        state: "{{ certbot_cron_state }}"
       loop: "{{ certbot_cron_env | dict2items }}"
     - name: create job
       cron:
@@ -83,3 +84,4 @@
         minute: "{{ certbot_cron_minute }}"
         cron_file: "{{ certbot_cron_file_path }}"
         job: "{{ certbot_cron_command }}"
+        state: "{{ certbot_cron_state }}"