diff --git a/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 3d90b452bc..021f3ce13c 100644
--- a/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -230,6 +230,6 @@
   cron:
     name: "ELN periodic compose"
     minute: "0"
-    hour: "0"
+    hour: "*/8"
     job: 'odcs --token=/etc/releng-odcs-oidc-token create-raw-config --compose-type=production --label=Alpha-0.`date "+\%s"` eln eln'
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('odcs-backend-releng')