diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/nix_build.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/nix_build.yaml
index ee482a1..60e845b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/nix_build.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/nix_build.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - '**'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '40 12 * * *' # not to frequent, GitHub only allows a few pulls per hour
 
 jobs:
   nix build:
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: setup ssh
+      - name: nix flake archive
         run: |
           cat <<EOF > .id_rsa
           ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}