diff --git a/roles/provision_homedir/tasks/main.yml b/roles/provision_homedir/tasks/main.yml
index 2fffe4ec5b0123f57bf37e6c3adf7cf08ac846a2..c8358c6c0a49fcb7aedbddc0d12c1d373d46b2fa 100644
--- a/roles/provision_homedir/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/provision_homedir/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 
 # 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_homedir cron job 
-  cron: name=provision_homedir job="/usr/bin/flock -x -n {{ mnthome }}/home/provision.lck -c {{ provision_homedir }}" user=root minute=*/30 state=present
+  cron: name=provision_homedir job="/usr/bin/flock -x -n {{ mnthome }}/home/provision.lck -c {{ provision_homedir }}" user=root minute=*/17 state=present
   sudo: true