diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_kvm/attributes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_kvm/attributes/default.rb
index 08bc201..4783c7e 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_kvm/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_kvm/attributes/default.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ node.default["kosmos_kvm"]["host"]["qemu_base_image"] = {
 }
 
 # A systemd.timer OnCalendar config value
-node.default["kosmos_kvm"]["backup"]["schedule"] = "daily"
+node.default["kosmos_kvm"]["backup"]["schedule"] = "0/3:00"
 # Node/VM names excluded from backups
 node.default["kosmos_kvm"]["backup"]["nodes_excluded"] = []