diff --git a/tasks/backup.yml b/tasks/backup.yml
index d54b4e2dad2646517cc5a7d449662c8849c78bd1..617ddec433cb260f2033cbe72a37cfd74fbcdfa8 100644
--- a/tasks/backup.yml
+++ b/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@
   cron:
     name: mongodb backup cleanup
     job: 'find /opt/mongodbbackup/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -mtime +{{ mongodb.backup.keep_days - 1 }} -type d -exec rm -r {} \;'
-    minute: "0"
-    hour: "5"
+    special_time: daily