diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
index 3a4efbce..b94a52f8 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ docker_compose__configuration_files: [ ]
 docker_compose__pull: always
 # location of directory to sync to target
 docker_compose__files: ""
+docker_compose__update_images_state: present
+docker_compose__update_images_minute: 0
+docker_compose__update_images_hour: 5
+docker_compose__update_images_day: "*"
+docker_compose__update_images_month: "*"
+docker_compose__update_images_weekday: "*"
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
index 35631023..1cab6287 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.cron:
     name: 'ansible docker compose auto update'
-    minute: "0"
-    hour: "5"
+    state: "{{ docker_compose__update_images_state }}"
+    minute: "{{ docker_compose__update_images_minute }}"
+    hour: "{{ docker_compose__update_images_hour }}"
+    day: "{{ docker_compose__update_images_day }}"
+    month: "{{ docker_compose__update_images_month }}"
+    weekday: "{{ docker_compose__update_images_weekday }}"
     job: "cd /ansible_docker_compose; docker compose pull && docker compose up -d"