diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
index 2e72720dfb8..14268ba434d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
@@ -135,42 +135,39 @@ author:
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-# Ensure a job that runs at 2 and 5 exists.
-# Creates an entry like "0 5,2 * * ls -alh > /dev/null"
-- cron:
+- name: Ensure a job that runs at 2 and 5 exists. Creates an entry like "0 5,2 * * ls -alh > /dev/null"
+  cron:
     name: "check dirs"
     minute: "0"
     hour: "5,2"
     job: "ls -alh > /dev/null"
 
-# Ensure an old job is no longer present. Removes any job that is prefixed
-# by "#Ansible: an old job" from the crontab
-- cron:
+- name: 'Ensure an old job is no longer present. Removes any job that is prefixed by "#Ansible: an old job" from the crontab'
+  cron:
     name: "an old job"
     state: absent
 
-# Creates an entry like "@reboot /some/job.sh"
-- cron:
+- name: Creates an entry like "@reboot /some/job.sh"
+  cron:
     name: "a job for reboot"
     special_time: reboot
     job: "/some/job.sh"
 
-# Creates an entry like "PATH=/opt/bin" on top of crontab
-- cron:
+- name: Creates an entry like "PATH=/opt/bin" on top of crontab
+  cron:
     name: PATH
     env: yes
     value: /opt/bin
 
-# Creates an entry like "APP_HOME=/srv/app" and insert it after PATH
-# declaration
-- cron:
+- name: Creates an entry like "APP_HOME=/srv/app" and insert it after PATH declaration
+  cron:
     name: APP_HOME
     env: yes
     value: /srv/app
     insertafter: PATH
 
-# Creates a cron file under /etc/cron.d
-- cron:
+- name: Creates a cron file under /etc/cron.d
+  cron:
     name: yum autoupdate
     weekday: 2
     minute: 0
@@ -179,14 +176,14 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     job: "YUMINTERACTIVE: 0 /usr/sbin/yum-autoupdate"
     cron_file: ansible_yum-autoupdate
 
-# Removes a cron file from under /etc/cron.d
-- cron:
+- name: Removes a cron file from under /etc/cron.d
+  cron:
     name: "yum autoupdate"
     cron_file: ansible_yum-autoupdate
     state: absent
 
-# Removes "APP_HOME" environment variable from crontab
-- cron:
+- name: Removes "APP_HOME" environment variable from crontab
+  cron:
     name: APP_HOME
     env: yes
     state: absent