diff --git a/library/system/cron b/library/system/cron
index 29cf374d65..7fff4e1740 100644
--- a/library/system/cron
+++ b/library/system/cron
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Description of a crontab entry.
     default: null
+    required: true
   user:
     description:
       - The specific user whose crontab should be modified.
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ def main():
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec = dict(
-            name=dict(required=False),
+            name=dict(required=True),
             user=dict(required=False),
             job=dict(required=False),
             cron_file=dict(required=False),