diff --git a/recipes/freshclam.rb b/recipes/freshclam.rb
index b787182..da52582 100644
--- a/recipes/freshclam.rb
+++ b/recipes/freshclam.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
              :delayed
   end
   if !node['clamav']['freshclam']['enabled'] || platform_family == 'debian'
-    notifies :run, 'execute[freshclam]', :immediately
+    notifies :run, 'execute[freshclam]', :delayed
   end
 end