diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/redmine.yml b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/redmine.yml
index 64f5cd2..4aba55a 100644
--- a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/redmine.yml
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/redmine.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
             mode=750
   sudo: no
 
+- name: add redmine IMAP fetch script
+  template: dest='{{ redmine_root_dir }}/script/redmine_receive_imap'
+            src=redmine_receive_imap.j2
+            mode=750
+  sudo: no
+
 - name: delete contents of redmine root directory
   file: path='{{ redmine_root_dir }}'
         state=absent
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@
 - name: restrict config permissions
   file: path='{{ redmine_root_dir }}/config'
         mode=0770
-  
+
 - name: Configuring Redmine with eupath preferences
   command: 'rake redmine:ebrc_settings RAILS_ENV=production'
   args:
@@ -76,9 +82,17 @@
   sudo: no
   when: do_redmine_installer == True
 
-- name: adding crontab
+- name: adding run_tasks crontab
   cron: name="redmine tasks"
         minute="*/15"
         job='cd {{ redmine_root_dir }} && /usr/local/bin/bundle exec rake easyproject:scheduler:run_tasks RAILS_ENV=production > /dev/null'
         user='{{ redmine_owner }}'
   sudo: yes
+
+- name: adding redmine_receive_imap crontab
+  cron: name="fetch from imap"
+        minute="*/5"
+        job="({{ redmine_root_dir }}/script/redmine_receive_imap 2>&1 | sed '/install RDoc/d') >> {{ redmine_root_dir }}/log/redmine_receive_imap"
+        user='{{ redmine_owner }}'
+  sudo: yes
+
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/templates/redmine_receive_imap.j2 b/roles/easyredmine/templates/redmine_receive_imap.j2
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..21049a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/templates/redmine_receive_imap.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd {{ redmine_root_dir }}
+
+/usr/local/bin/bundle exec rake \
+    redmine:email:receive_imap \
+    RAILS_ENV="production" \
+    project=sysdba \
+    allow_override=project,tracker,priority,category \
+    host=imap.gmail.com \
+    port=993 ssl=SSL  \
+    username={{ smtp_username }} \
+    password={{ smtp_password }}
+