diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index 7683c34..f646efa 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Patch:     n_option_wait_on_finnishing_grandchild_process.patch
 # https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/pull/184
 Patch:     0001-Do-not-leak-file-descriptors-in-backup_crontab.patch
 
+# https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/pull/161
+Patch:     re-introduce-the-test-for-existence-of-file.patch
+
 Requires:  dailyjobs
 
 %if %{with selinux}
@@ -135,9 +138,9 @@ install -m 644 contrib/cronie.systemd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/systemd/system/crond.s
 %systemd_post crond.service
 
 %post anacron
-[ -e /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily ] || touch /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily 2>/dev/null || :
-[ -e /var/spool/anacron/cron.weekly ] || touch /var/spool/anacron/cron.weekly 2>/dev/null || :
-[ -e /var/spool/anacron/cron.monthly ] || touch /var/spool/anacron/cron.monthly 2>/dev/null || :
+[ -e /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily ] || install -m 0600 -D /dev/null /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily 2>/dev/null || :
+[ -e /var/spool/anacron/cron.weekly ] || install -m 0600 -D /dev/null /var/spool/anacron/cron.weekly 2>/dev/null || :
+[ -e /var/spool/anacron/cron.monthly ] || install -m 0600 -D /dev/null /var/spool/anacron/cron.monthly 2>/dev/null || :
 
 %preun
 # run before a package is removed
diff --git a/re-introduce-the-test-for-existence-of-file.patch b/re-introduce-the-test-for-existence-of-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2110f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/re-introduce-the-test-for-existence-of-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 7700b1465d32ddb1d3988e9af852af6f0f5cd66e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>
+Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:14:33 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] re-introduce the test for existence of file
+
+If the file does not exist it exits early with error... Let's source
+only if files acutually does exist. We still have a sane default.
+---
+ contrib/0anacron | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/contrib/0anacron b/contrib/0anacron
+index 090219a..5379e41 100644
+--- a/contrib/0anacron
++++ b/contrib/0anacron
+@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ if [ `date +%Y%m%d` = "$day" ]; then
+ fi
+ 
+ # Check whether run on battery should be allowed
+-. /etc/default/anacron
++if test -r /etc/default/anacron; then
++    . /etc/default/anacron
++fi
+ 
+ if [ "$ANACRON_RUN_ON_BATTERY_POWER" != "yes" ]; then
+