diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml
index 91b72e534..ac209ced5 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml
@@ -72,3 +72,6 @@ tripleo_backup_and_restore_ceph_path: "/var/lib/ceph"
 
 # If there is a firewalld active, setup the zone where the NFS server ports need to be opened
 tripleo_backup_and_restore_firewalld_zone: "libvirt"
+
+# The ReaR rpm installs a cronjob at 1:30 each day by default. This variable deactivate that behaviour.
+tripleo_backup_and_restore_remove_default_cronjob: true
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml
index 5ec42a573..7719b8a93 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
   tags:
     - bar_setup_rear
 
+- name: Remove ReaR rpm default cron programming
+  become: true
+  file:
+    path: /etc/cron.d/rear
+    state: absent
+  when: tripleo_backup_and_restore_remove_default_cronjob | bool
+  tags:
+    - bar_setup_rear
+
 - name: Get local hostname
   command: hostname
   register: tripleo_backup_and_restore_hostname