diff --git a/tasks/backup.yml b/tasks/backup.yml
index da39346679285b93f3273ae5a886bc6d9f086212..3a7d85377adeb1da8f723cadebfa501d0a2dd856 100644
--- a/tasks/backup.yml
+++ b/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     name: mongodb backup
     job: '/usr/bin/mongodump --gzip --archive=/opt/mongodbbackup/$(date "+\%Y\%m\%d-\%H\%M.dump.gz") 2>/dev/null'
     user: root
-    hour: "*/4"
-    minute: 45
+    hour: "3"
+    minute: "45"
 
 - name: add backup cleanup cronjob
   cron: