diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/cron.yml b/roles/common/tasks/cron.yml
index fa6f8a0..37bd19d 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/cron.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/cron.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   cron:
     name: '{{ item.name }}'
     env: 'yes'
-    user: '{{ item.user | default("root", true) }}'
+    user: '{{ item.user | default("root") }}'
     job: '{{ item.job }}'
     insertafter: '{{ item.insertafter | default(omit) }}'
-  loop: "{{ cron_env_entries }}"
+  loop: "{{ cron_env_entries | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
     label: '{{ item.name }}'
   when: item.job is defined
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
   cron:
     name: '{{ item.name }}'
     special_time: '{{ item.special_time }}'
-    user: '{{ item.user | default("root", true) }}'
+    user: '{{ item.user | default("root") }}'
     job: '{{ item.job }}'
     state: present
-  loop: "{{ cron_user_special_time_entries }}"
+  loop: "{{ cron_user_special_time_entries | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
     label: '{{ item.name }}'
   when: item.job is defined
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
     name: '{{ item.name }}'
     minute: '{{ item.minute | default(omit) }}'
     hour: '{{ item.hour | default(omit) }}'
-    day: '{{ day | default(omit) }}'
+    day: '{{ item.day | default(omit) }}'
     weekday: '{{ item.weekday | default(omit) }}'
     month: '{{ item.month | default(omit) }}'
-    user: '{{ item.user | default("root", true) }}'
+    user: '{{ item.user | default("root") }}'
     job: '{{ item.job }}'
-  loop: "{{ cron_user_entries }}"
+  loop: "{{ cron_user_entries | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
     label: '{{ item.name }}'
   when: item.job is defined