diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3c032b5..d28b7bc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
     zip \
     tzdata
 
-ENV CRON_TIME "0 5 * * *"
+ENV CRON_TIME "* */12 * * *"
 ENV UID 100
 ENV GID 100
 ENV CRONFILE /etc/crontabs/root
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 842ff21..d0fa6aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro" # Container uses date from host.
     environment:
       - DELETE_AFTER=30 #optional
-      - CRON_TIME=* */4 * * *
+      - CRON_TIME=* */24 * * * # Runs every 24 hours.
       - UID=1024
       - GID=100
 ```
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
 | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | UID          ⭐| User ID to run the cron job as.                                                                                                       |
 | GID          ⭐| Group ID to run the cron job as.                                                                                                      |
-| CRON_TIME    👍| When to run. Info [here](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2oc?topic=task-unix-cron-format) and generator [here](https://crontab.guru/)   |
+| CRON_TIME    👍| When to run (default is every 12 hours). Info [here](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2oc?topic=task-unix-cron-format) and editor [here](https://crontab.guru/). |
 | DELETE_AFTER 👍| Delete backups _X_ days old. _(unsupported at the moment)_                                                                            |
 
 #### Optional