diff --git a/bundles/cron/items.py b/bundles/cron/items.py
index 3c1f9e0..7471153 100644
--- a/bundles/cron/items.py
+++ b/bundles/cron/items.py
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 files = {}
 
+directories = {
+    '/etc/cron.d': {
+        'purge': True,
+    },
+}
+
 for crontab, content in node.metadata.get('cron', {}).items():
     files['/etc/cron.d/{}'.format(crontab)] = {
         'content': content + "\n",