diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
index f8e8d608..d72306f6 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal7/tasks/job.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
     state: present
   when: drupal.cron_mailto is defined and drupal.cron_mailto | length > 0
 
+- name: Setup specific MAILTO for cron jobs if defined
+  community.general.cronvar:
+    name: MAILTO
+    value: "{{ entry.mailto | default(omit) }}"
+    state: present
+  when: entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0
+
 - name: Setup Drupal cron tasks on app server.
   ansible.builtin.cron:
     name: "{{ project_name }}_{{ site.folder }}_{{ build_type }}_{{ entry.job }}"
@@ -35,10 +42,13 @@
     day: "{{ entry.day | default(omit) }}"
     weekday: "{{ entry.weekday | default(omit) }}"
     month: "{{ entry.month | default(omit) }}"
-    env:
-      name: MAILTO
-      value: "{{ entry.mailto | default(drupal.cron_mailto | default('')) }}"
-    job: "{{ _cron_job_command }}"
+    job: |
+      {% if entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0 %}
+      MAILTO={{ entry.mailto }}
+      {% elif drupal.cron_mailto is defined and drupal.cron_mailto | length > 0 %}
+      MAILTO={{ drupal.cron_mailto }}
+      {% endif %}
+      {{ cronjob_command }}
     state: present
     disabled: "{{ entry.disabled | default(omit) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
index fdfd4f05..59a436f5 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
     state: present
   when: drupal.cron_mailto is defined and drupal.cron_mailto | length > 0
 
+- name: Setup specific MAILTO for cron jobs if defined
+  community.general.cronvar:
+    name: MAILTO
+    value: "{{ entry.mailto | default(omit) }}"
+    state: present
+  when: entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0
+
 - name: Setup Drupal cron tasks on app server.
   ansible.builtin.cron:
     name: "{{ project_name }}_{{ site.folder }}_{{ build_type }}_{{ entry.job }}"
@@ -36,10 +43,13 @@
     day: "{{ entry.day | default(omit) }}"
     weekday: "{{ entry.weekday | default(omit) }}"
     month: "{{ entry.month | default(omit) }}"
-    env:
-      name: MAILTO
-      value: "{{ entry.mailto | default(drupal.cron_mailto | default('')) }}"
-    job: "{{ _cron_job_command }}"
+    job: |
+      {% if entry.mailto is defined and entry.mailto | length > 0 %}
+      MAILTO={{ entry.mailto }}
+      {% elif drupal.cron_mailto is defined and drupal.cron_mailto | length > 0 %}
+      MAILTO={{ drupal.cron_mailto }}
+      {% endif %}
+      {{ cronjob_command }}
     state: present
     disabled: "{{ entry.disabled | default(omit) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"