diff --git a/debian-setup.sh b/debian-setup.sh
index e71fa33..ce32a83 100644
--- a/debian-setup.sh
+++ b/debian-setup.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ apt update
 
 # install necessary tools
 echo "[INFO] Installing necessary tools"
-apt install -y curl vim git sudo ca-certificates apt-transport-https haveged tree
+apt install -y curl vim git sudo ca-certificates apt-transport-https haveged tree cron
 
 # set locale to 
 echo 'LANG=en_US.UTF-8' > /etc/default/locale