diff --git a/server/bin/gold/test-24.txt b/server/bin/gold/test-24.txt
index c8951e8bcd..44519b51f2 100644
--- a/server/bin/gold/test-24.txt
+++ b/server/bin/gold/test-24.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ MAILFROM=pbench@pbench.example.com
 23 * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-copy-sosreports.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-copy-sosreports
 * * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-index.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-index
 * * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-re-index.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-index --re-index
-53 4 * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-backup-tarballs.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-backup-tarballs
+* * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-backup-tarballs.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-backup-tarballs
 * * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-sync-satellite-ONE.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-sync-satellite satellite-one
 ---- /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server/lib/crontab/crontab
 ++++ /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-24/opt/pbench-server-satellite/lib/crontab/crontab
diff --git a/server/bin/gold/test-8.txt b/server/bin/gold/test-8.txt
index 641d7cb2b2..514a722499 100644
--- a/server/bin/gold/test-8.txt
+++ b/server/bin/gold/test-8.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ MAILFROM=pbench@pbench.example.com
 23 * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-copy-sosreports.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-copy-sosreports
 * * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-index.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-index
 * * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-re-index.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-index --re-index
-53 4 * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-backup-tarballs.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-backup-tarballs
+* * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-backup-tarballs.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-backup-tarballs
 * * * * *  flock -n /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/lib/locks/pbench-sync-satellite-ONE.lock /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/bin/pbench-sync-satellite satellite-one
 ---- /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server/lib/crontab/crontab
 ++++ /var/tmp/pbench-test-server/test-8/opt/pbench-server-satellite/lib/crontab/crontab
diff --git a/server/lib/config/pbench-server-default.cfg b/server/lib/config/pbench-server-default.cfg
index 7744c2f50a..dd3ddb4a25 100644
--- a/server/lib/config/pbench-server-default.cfg
+++ b/server/lib/config/pbench-server-default.cfg
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ crontab =  * * * * *  flock -n %(lock-dir)s/pbench-prep-$SHIM_VERSION.lock %(scr
 crontab =  * * * * *  flock -n %(lock-dir)s/pbench-dispatch.lock %(script-dir)s/pbench-dispatch
 
 [pbench-backup-tarballs]
-crontab = 53 4 * * *  flock -n %(lock-dir)s/pbench-backup-tarballs.lock %(script-dir)s/pbench-backup-tarballs
+crontab = * * * * *  flock -n %(lock-dir)s/pbench-backup-tarballs.lock %(script-dir)s/pbench-backup-tarballs
 
 [pbench-verify-backup-tarballs]
 crontab = 53 5 * * *  flock -n %(lock-dir)s/pbench-verify-backup-tarballs.lock %(script-dir)s/pbench-verify-backup-tarballs