diff --git a/tasks/mysql.yml b/tasks/mysql.yml
index c15baff7fb1b879505fc0b6d4df2279dde02b0c0..9aad647c33b540dee218d52bec906fc12a749803 100644
--- a/tasks/mysql.yml
+++ b/tasks/mysql.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     - mysql-server
     - mysql-client
     - python-mysqldb
+    - anacron
 
 - name: Create Wordpress MySQL database
   mysql_db: