diff --git a/.github/workflows/lock.yml b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
index e33e1efe4..1ad1f7d8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: 'Lock Threads'
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '4 4 * * *'
+    - cron: '30 1/2 * * *'
 
 jobs:
   lock:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 2bfe50509..eca36faf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '2 2 * * *'
+    - cron: '30 2/2 * * *'
 
 jobs:
   stale: