diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
index 8adadbbd821..8aec0f265c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: MegaMek Nightly CI
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+    - cron: "0 3 * * *"
 
 env:
   GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dscan.link.VCS=https://github.com/MegaMek/megamek/commit/${{ github.sha }}"