diff --git a/client/pages/config/backups.vue b/client/pages/config/backups.vue
index aeffa96e..11c41fc3 100644
--- a/client/pages/config/backups.vue
+++ b/client/pages/config/backups.vue
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     dailyBackupsTooltip() {
-      return 'Runs at 1am every day (your server time). Saved in /metadata/backups.'
+      return 'Runs at 1:30am every day (your server time). Saved in /metadata/backups.'
     },
     maxBackupSizeTooltip() {
       return 'As a safeguard against misconfiguration, backups will fail if they exceed the configured size.'
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default {
         return
       }
       var updatePayload = {
-        backupSchedule: this.dailyBackups ? '0 1 * * *' : false,
+        backupSchedule: this.dailyBackups ? '30 1 * * *' : false,
         backupsToKeep: Number(this.backupsToKeep),
         maxBackupSize: Number(this.maxBackupSize)
       }
diff --git a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
index 84ee80d8..71c47828 100644
--- a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
+++ b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.rateLimitLoginWindow = 10 * 60 * 1000 // 10 Minutes
 
     // Backups
-    // this.backupSchedule = '0 1 * * *' // If false then auto-backups are disabled (default every day at 1am)
+    // this.backupSchedule = '30 1 * * *' // If false then auto-backups are disabled (default every day at 1:30am)
     this.backupSchedule = false
     this.backupsToKeep = 2
     this.maxBackupSize = 1