diff --git a/redmine/defaults/main.yml b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
index 113d0116..91248d7e 100644
--- a/redmine/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ rm_autowatcher_plugin: False
 rm_issuereminder_plugin: False
 # https://github.com/arkhitech/redmine_update_reminder
 rm_updatereminder_plugin: False
+rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_min: 0
+rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_hour: 0
 rm_mention_plugin: False
 rm_mentions_plugin: False
 rm_defaultcustomquery_plugin: False
diff --git a/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml b/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
index 8c59dde4..42d7c93e 100644
--- a/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
+++ b/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
@@ -197,10 +197,12 @@
   when: rm_updatereminder_plugin
   notify:
     - Bundle install and reconfigure redmine
-  tags:
-    - redmine
-    - redmine_plugins
-    - redmine_plugins_updatereminder
+  tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_plugins', 'redmine_plugins_updatereminder' ]
+
+- name: Install the update reminder plugin cron job. The ruby scheduler does not work, it seems
+  template: src=redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2 dest=/etc/cron.d/redmine_update_reminder owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  when: rm_updatereminder_plugin
+  tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_plugins', 'redmine_plugins_updatereminder' ]
 
 - name: Install the mention plugin
   git: repo=https://github.com/stpl/redmine_mention_plugin dest={{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/plugins/redmine_mention_plugin update=no
diff --git a/redmine/templates/redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2 b/redmine/templates/redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b657dc9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redmine/templates/redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_min }} {{ rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_hour }} * * *	{{ redmine_user }}	rake -f {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/Rakefile --silent RAILS_ENV=production redmine_update_reminder:send_reminders >{{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/log/redmine-update_send_reminders.log 2>&1