diff --git a/TimeZoneBot/DiscordBot.cs b/TimeZoneBot/DiscordBot.cs
index 96cb14d..424a035 100644
--- a/TimeZoneBot/DiscordBot.cs
+++ b/TimeZoneBot/DiscordBot.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
         private async Task SetUpSchedules(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
         {
             // birthday timer setup
-            using var timer = new CronTimer("*/1 * * * *", TimeZoneInfo.Local);
+            using var timer = new CronTimer("1 * * * *", TimeZoneInfo.Local);
 
             while (await timer.WaitForNextTickAsync(stoppingToken))
             {