diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/search/savedsearch/SavedSearchServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/search/savedsearch/SavedSearchServiceBean.java
index 3dc7642655d..3af9a655b35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/search/savedsearch/SavedSearchServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/search/savedsearch/SavedSearchServiceBean.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public SavedSearch save(SavedSearch savedSearch) {
     }
     
     
-    @Schedule(dayOfWeek="0", hour="0",minute="30")
+    @Schedule(dayOfWeek="0", hour="0", minute="30", persistent = false)
     public void makeLinksForAllSavedSearchesTimer() {
         if (systemConfig.isTimerServer()) {
             logger.info("Linking saved searches");
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java
index ee3cef484ff..b132bff9429 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import javax.ejb.Startup;
 import javax.ejb.Timeout;
 import javax.ejb.Timer;
+import javax.ejb.TimerConfig;
 import javax.ejb.TransactionAttribute;
 import javax.ejb.TransactionAttributeType;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public void createTimer(Date initialExpiration, long intervalDuration, Serializa
         } catch (UnknownHostException ex) {
             Logger.getLogger(DataverseTimerServiceBean.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
         }
-        timerService.createTimer(initialExpiration, intervalDuration, info);
+        timerService.createIntervalTimer(initialExpiration, intervalDuration, new TimerConfig(info, false));
     }
 
     /**