diff --git a/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml b/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
index 2bd129c..bd4bcdd 100644
--- a/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
+++ b/roles/server/tasks/system_setup/cron.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,35 @@
     state: latest
   when: ansible_distribution == "Archlinux"
 
-- name: server | system_setup | cron
+- name: server | system_setup | cron (VM)
+  tags: cron
+  cron:
+    name: "{{ item.title }}"
+    user: root
+    hour: "{{ item.hour }}"
+    minute: "{{ item.minute }}"
+    job: "{{ item.job }}"
+    state: present
+  when:
+   - ansible_virtualization_role == "NA" or ansible_virtualization_role == "guest"
+   - ansible_virtualization_type == "kvm"
+  loop:
+    - { title: "Backup", job: "/root/bin/backup_vps.bash", hour: 1, minute: 0 }
+
+- name: server | system_setup | cron (non VM)
+  tags: cron
+  cron:
+    name: "{{ item.title }}"
+    user: root
+    hour: "{{ item.hour }}"
+    minute: "{{ item.minute }}"
+    job: "{{ item.job }}"
+    state: absent
+  when: ansible_virtualization_role != "guest" or ansible_virtualization_type != "kvm"
+  loop:
+    - { title: "Backup", job: "/root/bin/backup_vps.bash", hour: 1, minute: 0 }
+
+- name: server | system_setup | cron (generic)
   tags: cron
   cron:
     name: "{{ item.title }}"
@@ -13,5 +41,4 @@
     minute: "{{ item.minute }}"
     job: "{{ item.job }}"
   loop:
-    - { title: "Send me a list of upgradeable packages", job: "apt list --upgradable", hour: 0, minute: 0 }
-    - { title: "Backup", job: "/root/bin/backup_vps.bash", hour: 1, minute: 0 }
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+    - { title: "Send me a list of upgradeable packages", job: "{{ check_update_cmd }}", hour: 0, minute: 0 }
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diff --git a/roles/server/vars/Archlinux.yml b/roles/server/vars/Archlinux.yml
index b43f913..3a9bcd2 100644
--- a/roles/server/vars/Archlinux.yml
+++ b/roles/server/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ snmpd_package: net-snmp
 snmpd_user_file: "/var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf"
 wireguard_package: wireguard-tools
 openssh_server_package: openssh
+check_update_cmd: "/root/bin/cron_pacman"
 
 glusterfs_packages:
   - package: glusterfs
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diff --git a/roles/server/vars/Debian.yml b/roles/server/vars/Debian.yml
index 3b6cb19..fcf63df 100644
--- a/roles/server/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/roles/server/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ snmpd_package: snmpd
 snmpd_user_file: "/var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf"
 wireguard_package: wireguard
 openssh_server_package: openssh-server
+check_update_cmd: "apt list --upgradable"
 
 glusterfs_packages:
   - package: glusterfs-common