diff --git a/playbooks/roles/rax-dns-backup/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/rax-dns-backup/tasks/main.yaml
index c316b807f2..2075569ae4 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/rax-dns-backup/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/rax-dns-backup/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   cron:
     name: 'Backup Rackspace DNS'
     state: present
-    job: '/usr/local/bin/rax-dns-backup 2>&1 > /var/log/rax-dns-backup.log'
+    job: '/usr/local/bin/rax-dns-backup >> /var/log/rax-dns-backup.log 2>&1'
     hour: '2'
     minute: '0'
     day: '*'