diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/update_nix_flakes.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/update_nix_flakes.yml
index c6c8c92..09c1152 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/update_nix_flakes.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/update_nix_flakes.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Update Nix flakes and commit changes
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "5/10 * * * *"
+    - cron: "0 2/5 * * * *" # not to frequent, GitHub only allows a few pulls per hour
 
 jobs:
   update-and-commit: