diff --git a/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml b/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml
index c7307d10c7bd..19e67a6bcc64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kurtosis-op.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ name: kurtosis-op
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
-    # every day
-    - cron: "0 1 * * *"
+    # run every 12 hours
+    - cron: "0 */12 * * *"
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always