diff --git a/postfix/tasks/packmail.yml b/postfix/tasks/packmail.yml
index de9ee7ad..67853643 100644
--- a/postfix/tasks/packmail.yml
+++ b/postfix/tasks/packmail.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 - name: enable spam.sh cron
   lineinfile:
     dest: /etc/cron.d/spam
-    line: "42 * * * * /usr/share/scripts/spam.sh"
+    line: "42 * * * * root /usr/share/scripts/spam.sh"
     create: yes
     state: present
     mode: "0640"
diff --git a/spamassasin/tasks/main.yml b/spamassasin/tasks/main.yml
index cfcfa09b..59619ce9 100644
--- a/spamassasin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/spamassasin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 - name: enable sa-update.sh cron
   lineinfile:
     dest: /etc/cron.d/sa-update
-    line: "42 6 5 1,4,7,10 * /usr/share/scripts/sa-update.sh"
+    line: "42 6 5 1,4,7,10 * root /usr/share/scripts/sa-update.sh"
     create: yes
     state: present
     mode: "0640"