diff --git a/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf b/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf
index fdeddbc7..9129a13c 100644
--- a/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf
+++ b/etc/init/pandora-encoding.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ test -e /var/log/pandora || (mkdir -p /var/log/pandora && chown $USER:$USER /var
 test -e /var/run/pandora || (mkdir -p /var/run/pandora && chown $USER:$USER /var/run/pandora)
 cd $VENV/pandora
 exec /usr/bin/sudo -u $USER $VENV/bin/python $VENV/pandora/manage.py celeryd \
+                   -B \
                    -Q encoding \
                    -n pandora-encoding \
                    -p /var/run/pandora/pandora-encoding.pid \
diff --git a/pandora/event/tasks.py b/pandora/event/tasks.py
index bc1fbd0d..d00c7e11 100644
--- a/pandora/event/tasks.py
+++ b/pandora/event/tasks.py
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from celery.decorators import task, periodic_task
+from celery.task.schedules import crontab
+
 
 from models import Event
 
 
-@periodic_task(run_every=timedelta(days=1), queue='encoding')
+@periodic_task(run_every=crontab(hour=7, minute=30), queue='encoding')
 def update_all_matches(**kwargs):
     ids = [e['id'] for e in Event.objects.all().values('id')]
     for i in ids:
diff --git a/pandora/place/tasks.py b/pandora/place/tasks.py
index 7f27e380..b8d36ee6 100644
--- a/pandora/place/tasks.py
+++ b/pandora/place/tasks.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from celery.decorators import task, periodic_task
+from celery.task.schedules import crontab
 
 import models
 
 
-@periodic_task(run_every=timedelta(days=1), queue='encoding')
+@periodic_task(run_every=crontab(hour=6, minute=30), queue='encoding')
 def update_all_matches(**kwargs):
     ids = [p['id'] for p in models.Place.objects.all().values('id')]
     for i in ids: