diff --git a/unit-files/backup@.timer b/unit-files/backup@.timer
index b7fcc5cd978125cacd5c774a0d439db8bd6b7779..60a034c93615d5a71940bc345c270313b8fab3ac 100644
--- a/unit-files/backup@.timer
+++ b/unit-files/backup@.timer
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Hourly backup of www and mysql content to a git repo
 
 [Timer]
-OnActiveSec=10
+OnActiveSec=20
 OnUnitActiveSec=60min
 
 [Install]