diff --git a/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index d13b26f723..0c56204d9a 100644
--- a/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -227,6 +227,6 @@
 - name: Set cronjob to execute ELN periodic compose
   cron:
     name: "ELN periodic compose"
-    special_time: hourly
+    minute: 0
     job: "MAILTO=releng-cron@lists.fedoraproject.org\nodcs --token=/etc/releng-odcs-oidc-token create-raw-config --compose-type=production --label=Alpha-0.1 eln eln"
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('odcs-backend-releng01')