diff --git a/redmine/defaults/main.yml b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
index 91248d7e..2fddbab9 100644
--- a/redmine/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ rm_scrum2b_plugin: False
 rm_autowatcher_plugin: False
 rm_issuereminder_plugin: False
 # https://github.com/arkhitech/redmine_update_reminder
+# We configure to send the email reminders once a week on monday morning by default
 rm_updatereminder_plugin: False
 rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_min: 0
-rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_hour: 0
+rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_hour: 5
+rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_weekday: 1
 rm_mention_plugin: False
 rm_mentions_plugin: False
 rm_defaultcustomquery_plugin: False
diff --git a/redmine/templates/redmine-ldap-sync.cron.j2 b/redmine/templates/redmine-ldap-sync.cron.j2
index 3053e5b8..7243d795 100644
--- a/redmine/templates/redmine-ldap-sync.cron.j2
+++ b/redmine/templates/redmine-ldap-sync.cron.j2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-*/{{ redmine_ldap_sync_freq }} * * * *	{{ redmine_user }}	rake -f {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/Rakefile --silent redmine:plugins:ldap_sync:sync_users RAILS_ENV=production >{{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/log/redmine-ldap-sync.log 2>&1
+*/{{ redmine_ldap_sync_freq }} * * * *	{{ redmine_user }}	/usr/local/bin/rake -f {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/Rakefile --silent redmine:plugins:ldap_sync:sync_users RAILS_ENV=production >{{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/log/redmine-ldap-sync.log 2>&1
diff --git a/redmine/templates/redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2 b/redmine/templates/redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2
index b657dc9d..d137e557 100644
--- a/redmine/templates/redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2
+++ b/redmine/templates/redmine_update_reminder.cron.j2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{ rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_min }} {{ rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_hour }} * * *	{{ redmine_user }}	rake -f {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/Rakefile --silent RAILS_ENV=production redmine_update_reminder:send_reminders >{{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/log/redmine-update_send_reminders.log 2>&1
+{{ rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_min }} {{ rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_hour }} * * {{ rm_updatereminder_plugin_freq_weekday }}	{{ redmine_user }}	/usr/local/bin/rake -f {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/Rakefile --silent RAILS_ENV=production redmine_update_reminder:send_reminders >{{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/log/redmine-update_send_reminders.log 2>&1