diff --git a/library/roles/postgresql/tasks/postgresql-backup.yml b/library/roles/postgresql/tasks/postgresql-backup.yml
index 690409f..a88e364 100644
--- a/library/roles/postgresql/tasks/postgresql-backup.yml
+++ b/library/roles/postgresql/tasks/postgresql-backup.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 ---
 - name: Backup script for the postgresql database(s)
   copy: src=postgresql-backup.sh dest=/usr/local/sbin/postgresql-backup owner=root mode=0744
-  tags: [ 'pg_backup', 'postgresql', 'postgres' ]
+  copy: src=postgresql-backup.cron dest=/usr/local/sbin/postgresql-backup.cron owner=root mode=0744
+  tags: [ 'pgbackup_cron', 'pg_backup', 'postgresql', 'postgres' ]
 
-- name: cron job for the postgresql database(s) backup
+- name: daily cron job for the postgresql database(s) backup
   copy: src=postgresql-backup.cron dest=/etc/cron.daily/postgresql-backup owner=root mode=0744
-  tags: [ 'pg_backup', 'postgresql', 'postgres' ]
+  when: pgbackup_cron_step is undefined or
+        pgbackup_cron_step < 1 or
+        pgbackup_cron_step > 12 
+  tags: [ 'pgbackup_cron', 'pg_backup', 'postgresql', 'postgres' ]
+
+- name: hour step cron job for the postgresql database(s) backup
+  cron:
+    name: "hourly step postgresql dump"
+    minute: "10"
+    hour: "*/{{ pgbackup_cron_step }}"
+    job: "/usr/local/sbin/postgresql-backup.cron"
+  when: pgbackup_cron_step is defined and
+        pgbackup_cron_step >=1 and
+        pgbackup_cron_step <= 12 
+  tags: [ 'pgbackup_cron', 'pg_backup', 'postgresql', 'postgres' ]
 
 - name: postgresql backup defaults
   template: src=pg_backup-default.j2 dest=/etc/default/pg_backup  owner=root mode=0744