diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_update_base_image.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_update_base_image.yml
index 7f71c289a..7e53258a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_update_base_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_update_base_image.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Regular base image update check
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "*/5 * * * *"
+    - cron: "0 */3 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: