diff --git a/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml b/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml
index d3e3fb7..67a49e5 100644
--- a/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ dehydrated_config_dir: "/usr/local/etc/dehydrated"
 dehydrated_certs_dir: "{{ dehydrated_config_dir }}/certs"
 dehydrated_wellknown_dir: "{{ dehydrated_config_dir }}/challenge"
 
-dehydrated_cron_minute: 0
-dehydrated_cron_hour: 3
+dehydrated_cron_minute: "0"
+dehydrated_cron_hour: "3"
+dehydrated_cron_day: "*/5"
diff --git a/roles/dehydrated/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dehydrated/tasks/main.yml
index 77456f8..4f0d395 100644
--- a/roles/dehydrated/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dehydrated/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,4 +56,5 @@
     name: renew dehydrated certs
     hour: dehydrated_cron_hour
     minute: dehydrated_cron_minute
+    day: dehydrated_cron_day
     job: "{{ dehydrated_binary }} -c -g"
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