diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f252ef9..b6ab626 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 ---
+- name: Include OS-specific variables
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - files:
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+
+
 # tasks file for cronie
 - name: Install cronie
-  pacman: name=cronie state=present
+  package: name=cronie state=present
   become: yes
   
 - name: Enable cronie
-  service: name=cronie.service enabled=yes state=started
+  service: name="{{cronie_service_name}}" enabled=yes state=started
   become: yes
 
 - name: ensure root cron file exist
diff --git a/vars/Archlinux.yml b/vars/Archlinux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8824136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+cronie_service_name: cronie.service
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfc16b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+cronie_service_name: crond.service