diff --git a/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/tasks/main.yml b/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/tasks/main.yml
index 22887f42..100f1d33 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 - name: Install a daily cron job to renew the certificates when needed
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ letsencrypt_acme_user }}'
-  cron: name="Letsencrypt certificate renewal" special_time=daily job="/usr/local/bin/acme-cert-request > {{ letsencrypt_acme_log_dir }}/acme-cron.log 2>&1"
+  cron: name="Letsencrypt certificate renewal" special_time=daily job="SLEEP_SECONDS=$(echo $[($RANDOM %1200)]) ; sleep ${SLEEP_SECONDS} ; /usr/local/bin/acme-cert-request > {{ letsencrypt_acme_log_dir }}/acme-cron.log 2>&1"
   when: letsencrypt_acme_install
   tags: letsencrypt