diff --git a/playbooks/cron.yml b/playbooks/cron.yml
index ff00f6f..354c619 100644
--- a/playbooks/cron.yml
+++ b/playbooks/cron.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@
     lineinfile:
       path: /etc/crontab
       line: '@reboot         root    /usr/sbin/sysctl -p'
+      state: present
+
+  - name: create crontab entry running the SSL check script 2AM daily
+    lineinfile:
+      path: /etc/crontab
+      line: '0 2 * * *       root    /root/ssl_check.sh'
       state: present
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