diff --git a/cron/config/file.sls b/cron/config/file.sls
index c5afe32..66d5e8f 100644
--- a/cron/config/file.sls
+++ b/cron/config/file.sls
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ cron.{{ task }}:
     - {{ section }}: '{{ task_options.get(section) }}'
     {%-   endif %}
     {%- endfor %}
-    {%- if 'commented' in task_options and task_options.commented %}
+    {%- if task_options.commented|d(False) %}
     - commented: True
     {%- endif %}
   {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst b/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst
index d928e9d..21f225d 100644
--- a/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst
+++ b/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst
@@ -44,15 +44,17 @@ validate_cron.{{ task }}_{{ section }}:
 {%-         endif %}
 {%-       endfor %}
 
-{%-       if 'commented' in task_options and task_options.commented %}
+{%-       set assertion = 'assertFalse' %}
+{%-       if task_options.commented|d(False) %}
+{%-         set assertion = 'assertTrue' %}
+{%-       endif %}
 validate_cron.{{ task }}_commented:
   module_and_function: cron.get_entry
   args:
     - {{ task_options.user|d('root') }}
     - {{ task }}
-  assertion: assertTrue
+  assertion: {{ assertion }}
   assertion_section: commented
-{%-       endif %}
 {%-     endif %}
 
 {%-   endfor %}