diff --git a/library/system/cron b/library/system/cron
index 15c21fb157..be17ede845 100644
--- a/library/system/cron
+++ b/library/system/cron
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ options:
   name:
     description:
       - Description of a crontab entry.
-    required: false
+    required: true
     default: null
   user:
     description: