diff --git a/lib/beaker-hostgenerator/hypervisor/docker.rb b/lib/beaker-hostgenerator/hypervisor/docker.rb
index 5f180b56..3601f84d 100644
--- a/lib/beaker-hostgenerator/hypervisor/docker.rb
+++ b/lib/beaker-hostgenerator/hypervisor/docker.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def image_commands(ostype)
 
       def el_package_install_command(version)
         if version >= 8
-          'dnf install -y crontabs initscripts iproute openssl wget which glibc-langpack-en hostname'
+          'dnf install -y cronie crontabs initscripts iproute openssl wget which glibc-langpack-en hostname'
         else
           'yum install -y crontabs initscripts iproute openssl wget which sysvinit-tools tar ss'
         end