diff --git a/revive-adserver/defaults/main.yml b/revive-adserver/defaults/main.yml
index 560a499..b3b71ef 100644
--- a/revive-adserver/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/revive-adserver/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ revive_ad_dir: '{{ revive_ad_install_dir }}/revive-adserver/'
 revive_ad_dest_dir: '{{ revive_ad_dir }}/ad'
 revive_ad_images_dest_dir: '{{ revive_ad_dir }}/images'
 revive_ad_user: revive
+revive_maintenance_path: '{{ revive_ad_dest_dir }}/scripts/maintenance/maintenance.php'
+revive_automatic_maintenance: True
+revive_domain: example.com
 
 revive_ad_php_modules:
   - php-xml-parser
diff --git a/revive-adserver/tasks/main.yml b/revive-adserver/tasks/main.yml
index b15d0a5..5ee4b13 100644
--- a/revive-adserver/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/revive-adserver/tasks/main.yml
@@ -77,3 +77,12 @@
     - php
     - revive
     - revive_adserver
+
+- name: Install the cron job needed for the automatic maintenance
+  template: src=revive_maintenance_cron.j2 dest=/etc/cron.hourly/revive_adserver_maintenance owner=root group=root mode=0555
+  when: revive_automatic_maintenance
+  tags:
+    - php
+    - revive
+    - revive_adserver
+    - revive_cron
diff --git a/revive-adserver/templates/revive_maintenance_cron.j2 b/revive-adserver/templates/revive_maintenance_cron.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddbdc38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/revive-adserver/templates/revive_maintenance_cron.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+exec /usr/bin/php {{ revive_maintenance_path }} {{ revive_domain }} > /var/log/revive_adserver_maintenance.log 2>&1
+
+exit 0