diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
index 2f48c904..2e45bf0f 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
   when:
     - drupal.defer is not defined or not drupal.defer
 
+- name: Add dev null redirection (for non-deferred).
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _cron_job_command: "{{ _cron_job_command }} > /dev/null"
+  when:
+    - drupal.defer is not defined or not drupal.defer
+
 - name: Define cron job command for differing deploy users.
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _cron_job_command: "{{ _cron_job_command }} --extra-vars '{\"become\":true,\"become_user\":\"{{ www_user }}\"}'"
@@ -31,6 +37,8 @@
     path: /var/spool/cron/crontabs/{{ deploy_user }}
     regexp: '^MAILTO='
     state: absent
+  delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
+  become: true
 
 - name: Set global MAILTO entry if it exists
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
@@ -39,6 +47,7 @@
     insertafter: '^#'
     state: present
   when: drupal.cron_mailto is defined
+  become: true
   delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
 
 #- name: Remove existing MAILTO entry (if any)
diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
index a88ed9c6..99cb446f 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
     path: /var/spool/cron/crontabs/{{ deploy_user }}
     regexp: '^MAILTO='
     state: absent
+  delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
+  become: true
 
 - name: Set global MAILTO entry if it exists
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
@@ -40,6 +42,21 @@
     state: present
   when: drupal.cron_mailto is defined
   delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
+  become: true
+
+#- name: Remove existing MAILTO entry (if any)
+#  community.general.cronvar:
+#    name: MAILTO
+#    state: absent
+#  delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
+
+#- name: Set global MAILTO for cron jobs (if defined)
+#  community.general.cronvar:
+#    name: MAILTO
+#    value: "{{ drupal.cron_mailto | default(omit) }}"
+#    state: present
+#  when: drupal.cron_mailto is defined and drupal.cron_mailto | length > 0
+#  delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
 
 #- name: Remove existing MAILTO entry (if any)
 #  community.general.cronvar: