diff --git a/roles/distgit/files/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.cron b/roles/distgit/files/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.cron
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01946bd127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/distgit/files/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.cron
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+00 45 * * * root /usr/local/bin/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.py
diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index a9c9a4f3af..80f8cdef4e 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@
   notify:
   - restart httpd
 
+- name: pkgdb_sync_git_branches cron job
+  copy: src=pkgdb_sync_git_branches.cron
+        dest=/etc/cron.d/pkgdb_sync_git_branches
+        owner=root mode=644
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - distgit
+
 
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