diff --git a/group_vars/constellation.yml b/group_vars/constellation.yml
index e3ace5a7..728aeb3c 100644
--- a/group_vars/constellation.yml
+++ b/group_vars/constellation.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ glob_constellation:
     user: 'constellation'
     password: "{{ vault.constellation_django_db_password }}"
     name: 'constellation'
-  front: True
+  front: true
+  crontab: true
   applications:
     - 'access'
     - 'billing'
diff --git a/roles/constellation/tasks/main.yml b/roles/constellation/tasks/main.yml
index 2e2a4154..8da6d591 100644
--- a/roles/constellation/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/constellation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@
     version: "{{ constellation.version }}"
     recursive: true
 
+- name: Install pip module with editable flag (development)
+  when: constellation.version != "master"
+  pip:
+    name:
+      - "{{ project_path }}"
+    editable: true
+    state: latest
+
 - name: Install and upgrade constellation (production)
   when: constellation.version == "master"
   pip:
@@ -99,6 +107,15 @@
     dest: "{{ project_path }}/settings_local.py"
     state: link
 
+- name: Deploy crontab
+  when: constellation.crontab
+  template:
+    src: "cron.d/constellation.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/cron.d/constellation"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+
 - name: Compile messages
   when: not constellation.front
   django_manage:
diff --git a/roles/constellation/templates/cron.d/constellation.j2 b/roles/constellation/templates/cron.d/constellation.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c87dbea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/constellation/templates/cron.d/constellation.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{ ansible_header }}
+
+# m  h   dom mon dow     user   command
+24  4   *   *   *        root   constellation check_consistency