diff --git a/smartgears/dataminer_app/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/dataminer_app/defaults/main.yml
index 62e27c35..72d6d0b4 100644
--- a/smartgears/dataminer_app/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dataminer_app/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ dataminer_algorithms_base_url: 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/c
 # Algorithms updater
 dataminer_wps_algorithms_svn: http://svn.research-infrastructures.eu/public/d4science/gcube/trunk/data-analysis/DataMinerConfiguration/algorithms/
 dataminer_wps_algorithms_dest: '{{ smartgears_user_home }}/wps_algorithms/algorithms'
+dataminer_algorithms_updater_minute_frequency: "0"
+dataminer_algorithms_updater_hour_frequency: "*"
 
 dataminer_data_file_from_thredds: 'http://thredds.d4science.org/thredds/fileServer/public/netcdf/gebco_08_OCEANS_CLIMATOLOGY_METEOROLOGY_ATMOSPHERE_.nc'
 
diff --git a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
index 4ad06b38..b37e8ed0 100644
--- a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps', 'dataminer_algorithms', 'dataminer_algorithms_script' ]
       
     - name: Cron job that updates the algorithms repository and adds the missing algorithms configurations
-      cron: name="SVN update the algorithms repository" minute="*/1" job="/usr/local/bin/algorithms-updater > {{ smartgears_user_home }}/wps_algorithms_install_log/algorithms_updater_cron.log 2>&1" user='{{ smartgears_user }}' state=present
+      cron: name="SVN update the algorithms repository" minute="{{ dataminer_algorithms_updater_minute_frequency }}" hour="{{ dataminer_algorithms_updater_hour_frequency }}" job="/usr/local/bin/algorithms-updater > {{ smartgears_user_home }}/wps_algorithms_install_log/algorithms_updater_cron.log 2>&1" user='{{ smartgears_user }}' state=present
       tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps', 'dataminer_algorithms', 'dataminer_algorithms_cron' ]
 
     - name: Create a directory where to install the gebco_08.nc data file