diff --git a/rpc_deployment/roles/swift_storage_setup/tasks/main.yml b/rpc_deployment/roles/swift_storage_setup/tasks/main.yml
index edf48fdd3b..e83583481c 100644
--- a/rpc_deployment/roles/swift_storage_setup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/rpc_deployment/roles/swift_storage_setup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 - include: rsync_setup.yml
+- include: swift_recon_cron.yml
 
 - name: "Set ownership on mounted drives"
   file:
diff --git a/rpc_deployment/roles/swift_storage_setup/tasks/swift_recon_cron.yml b/rpc_deployment/roles/swift_storage_setup/tasks/swift_recon_cron.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14952bfa84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc_deployment/roles/swift_storage_setup/tasks/swift_recon_cron.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2014, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+- name: "Setup swift-recon-cron cron job"
+  cron: >
+    name="swift-recon-cron run"
+    minute=*/5
+    user="swift"
+    job="/usr/bin/swift-recon-cron /etc/swift/object-server/object-server.conf"
+    cron_file="swift_recon_cron"