diff --git a/system/cron b/system/cron
index f877fc27214..b04fe23ea58 100644
--- a/system/cron
+++ b/system/cron
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ def main():
         (backuph, backup_file) = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='crontab')
         crontab.write(backup_file)
 
-    if crontab.cron_file and not do_install:
+    if crontab.cron_file and not name and not do_install:
         changed = crontab.remove_job_file()
         module.exit_json(changed=changed,cron_file=cron_file,state=state)