diff --git a/templates/cleanup.cron b/templates/cleanup.cron
index 84b37ef..136cd01 100644
--- a/templates/cleanup.cron
+++ b/templates/cleanup.cron
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #birdnet
-*/1 * * * * /usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh &> /dev/null
+*/3 * * * * /usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh &> /dev/null
 #birdnet
 @reboot /usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh &> /dev/null