diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
index f20388e7..2d301991 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
     weekday: "{{ entry.weekday | default(omit) }}"
     month: "{{ entry.month | default(omit) }}"
     job: >
-      {% if entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0 %}MAILTO={{ entry.mailto }} {% endif %}
-      {{ cron_job_command }}
+      {% if entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0 %}MAILTO={{ entry.mailto }} {% endif %}{{ cron_job_command }}
     state: present
     disabled: "{{ entry.disabled | default(omit) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
index 9c074d89..4b743469 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
     weekday: "{{ entry.weekday | default(omit) }}"
     month: "{{ entry.month | default(omit) }}"
     job: >
-      {% if entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0 %}MAILTO={{ entry.mailto }} {% endif %}
-      {{ cron_job_command }}
+      {% if entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0 %}MAILTO={{ entry.mailto }} {% endif %}{{ cron_job_command }}
     state: present
     disabled: "{{ entry.disabled | default(omit) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"