diff --git a/roles/provision_slurm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/provision_slurm/tasks/main.yml
index 5e90b6cf064ec0a460a122e8b5bfde156f13254b..807963771e0736ad81bf1451d97db9467ceeeb71 100644
--- a/roles/provision_slurm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/provision_slurm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 
 # the lockfile for makeing home directories should be located on the shared directory where the home directories will be created. Otherwise it will be racey
 - name: provision_slurm cron job 
-  cron: name=provision_slurm job="/usr/bin/flock -x -n {{ lockpath }}/slurm_provision.lck -c {{ provision_slurm }}" user=root minute=*/30 state=present
+  cron: name=provision_slurm job="/usr/bin/flock -x -n {{ lockpath }}/slurm_provision.lck -c {{ provision_slurm }}" user=root minute=*/20 state=present
   sudo: true