diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
index 673125c2..38257220 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - name: Define cron job command if deferred (ASG).
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _cron_job_command: >-
-      cd {{ ce_deploy_base_dir }} && {{ ce_deploy_ansible_location }} {{ drupal.defer_target }} -m shell -a "{{ cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}"
+      cd {{ ce_deploy_base_dir }} && {{ ce_deploy_ansible_location }} {{ drupal.defer_target }} -m shell -a "{{ _cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}"
   when:
     - drupal.defer is defined
     - drupal.defer
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 - name: Add dev null redirection (for non-deferred).
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _cron_job_command: >-
-      {{ cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}
+      {{ _cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}
   when:
     - drupal.defer is not defined or not drupal.defer
 
diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
index 668bef9a..6fe013cc 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - name: Define cron job command if deferred (ASG).
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _cron_job_command: >-
-      cd {{ ce_deploy_base_dir }} && {{ ce_deploy_ansible_location }} {{ drupal.defer_target }} -m shell -a "{{ cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}"
+      cd {{ ce_deploy_base_dir }} && {{ ce_deploy_ansible_location }} {{ drupal.defer_target }} -m shell -a "{{ _cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}"
   when:
     - drupal.defer is defined
     - drupal.defer
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 - name: Add dev null redirection (for non-deferred).
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _cron_job_command: >-
-      {{ cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}
+      {{ _cron_job_command }} > /dev/null 2>&1{% if entry.cron_error_mailto is defined %} || (echo 'Command failed' | mail -s 'Cron Error - {{ inventory_hostname }}' {{ entry.cron_error_mailto }}){% endif %}
   when:
     - drupal.defer is not defined or not drupal.defer