diff --git a/tasks/backup.yml b/tasks/backup.yml
index b5cb8ba26884a2cea84a163878f9f29e76d5b103..2767ee8f28ce10e5bb80325203ed31dad04b5b74 100644
--- a/tasks/backup.yml
+++ b/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 - name: add backup cleanup cronjob
   cron:
     name: mongodb backup cleanup
-    job: 'find /opt/mongodbbackup/* -mtime +{{ mongodb.backup.keep_days - 1 }} -type f -exec rm {} \;'
-    minute: "17"
-    hour: "12"
+    job: 'find /opt/mongodbbackup/ -mtime +{{ mongodb.backup.keep_days - 1 }} -type f -exec rm {} \;'
+    minute: "0"
+    hour: "6"