diff --git a/.github/workflows/niv-update.yml b/.github/workflows/niv-update.yml
index 611257c3..2c01c526 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/niv-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/niv-update.yml
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ jobs:
 name: niv-update
 'on':
   schedule:
-  - cron: 0 0 * * *
+  - cron: 0 */6 * * *
diff --git a/ci/niv-cron.nix b/ci/niv-cron.nix
index d119f3b6..ad3a0d37 100644
--- a/ci/niv-cron.nix
+++ b/ci/niv-cron.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ with lib; {
   gh-actions = {
     on = {
       schedule = [ {
-        cron = "0 0 * * *";
+        cron = "0 */6 * * *";
       } ];
     };
   };