diff --git a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.crontab.j2 b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.crontab.j2
index 25bf882c68..6f8a3654a4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.crontab.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.crontab.j2
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
+
 {{ elasticsearch_curator_cron_schedule }} curator --config /etc/elasticsearch-curator/curator.yml {% if elasticsearch_curator_dry_run|bool %}--dry-run {% endif %}/etc/elasticsearch-curator/actions.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.json.j2
index 579c98387e..1412731855 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch-curator.json.j2
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {% set cron_cmd = 'cron -f' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'crond -s -n' %}
+{% set cron_path = '/var/spool/cron/crontabs/elasticsearch' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else '/var/spool/cron/elasticsearch' %}
 {
     "command": "{{ cron_cmd }}",
     "config_files": [
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/elasticsearch-curator.crontab",
-            "dest": "/var/spool/cron/elasticsearch",
-            "owner": "root",
+            "dest": "{{ cron_path }}",
+            "owner": "elasticsearch",
             "perm": "0600"
         },
         {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1885732-10803d46f9c73444.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1885732-10803d46f9c73444.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16ea7828c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1885732-10803d46f9c73444.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes the Elasticsearch Curator cron schedule run.
+    `LP#1885732 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1885732>`__