diff --git a/flux2/apps/monitoring/eventrouter-release.yaml b/flux2/apps/monitoring/eventrouter-release.yaml
index 1f0ac13c9b3229fbb40db999d61d60d55f46db06..3d05118c6bbb942c165138c1b6adec8f64488f41 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/monitoring/eventrouter-release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/monitoring/eventrouter-release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: helm-stable
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   values:
     sink: stdout
     resources:
diff --git a/flux2/apps/monitoring/kube-prometheus-stack-release.yaml b/flux2/apps/monitoring/kube-prometheus-stack-release.yaml
index a12ee17aaf596679942aba2f1da4bdf0134c6181..cb5781e719c14fce9fe88c06553cfa664995bcf5 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/monitoring/kube-prometheus-stack-release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/monitoring/kube-prometheus-stack-release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: prometheus-community
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   install:
     timeout: 10m
   values:
diff --git a/flux2/apps/monitoring/loki-release.yaml b/flux2/apps/monitoring/loki-release.yaml
index b40528397bd967db65645f66bd2cbbad08bb858e..e303913ad1a8df924e2dbe77d9f2779ca8a412a8 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/monitoring/loki-release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/monitoring/loki-release.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: grafana
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   values:
     # https://github.com/grafana/helm-charts/blob/main/charts/loki/values.yaml
     resources:
diff --git a/flux2/apps/monitoring/promtail-release.yaml b/flux2/apps/monitoring/promtail-release.yaml
index 2d64faf3fee04a5768daabb67e8f87bc05927ba9..2b10aaafab35310a02b311760613eb6c2e49ada1 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/monitoring/promtail-release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/monitoring/promtail-release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: grafana
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   values:
     initContainer:
       enabled: true
diff --git a/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml b/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml
index 6061b8e9e96ed6b4882c5f0bd3d4ac482d6547f3..31a7b8d5ff96e03e449ba657132f89c3b5646b14 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/nextcloud/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: GitRepository
         name: nextcloud
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   install:
     timeout: 30m
   values:
diff --git a/flux2/apps/rocketchat/release.yaml b/flux2/apps/rocketchat/release.yaml
index 627cf6a5e39bdef4d765a30317731f9238004008..2b66ad935da13e9eed4ee88a054ac3bae779889b 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/rocketchat/release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/rocketchat/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: helm-stable
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 20m
+  interval: 1h
   install:
     timeout: 15m
   values:
diff --git a/flux2/apps/velero/release.yaml b/flux2/apps/velero/release.yaml
index 07a2fdd0f841cadf081f71a0a459395ae16a9669..969fc7f203b232cb9264a6f3ece3d6f3a6f56ceb 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/velero/release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/velero/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: vmware-tanzu
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   values:
     # Init containers to add to the Velero deployment's pod spec. At least one
     # plugin provider image is required.
diff --git a/flux2/apps/wordpress/release.yaml b/flux2/apps/wordpress/release.yaml
index 39552985dc4b27abbeb616ca01e7b1e4000e845f..a6779291e9586be7208c12c17a262d35d535d958 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/wordpress/release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/wordpress/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: GitRepository
         name: wordpress
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   install:
     timeout: 30m
   values:
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/base/core.yaml b/flux2/cluster/base/core.yaml
index 830a2664458de5cd3a068e58bf7634b19c73acb1..169fadf0e22a95f6249c8088929e26b35edd49cc 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/base/core.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/base/core.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   dependsOn:
     - name: infrastructure
-  interval: 1m0s
+  interval: 1h
   sourceRef:
     kind: GitRepository
     name: openappstack
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/base/infrastructure.yaml b/flux2/cluster/base/infrastructure.yaml
index aa1dbd4933c103100b2187960a5ca3b1bf3e3fa8..468a5f0464cb68067fce1a2315698794227a95dc 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/base/infrastructure.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/base/infrastructure.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: infrastructure
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
-  interval: 10m
+  interval: 1h
   sourceRef:
     kind: GitRepository
     name: openappstack
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/base/monitoring.yaml b/flux2/cluster/base/monitoring.yaml
index 930ab2d2fc7bdad3fcf026959160530803896ffc..b8cf3c73dab87926f1e24fa07289c2094732fdc2 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/base/monitoring.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/base/monitoring.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: monitoring
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
-  interval: 45m
+  interval: 1h
   dependsOn:
     - name: core
     - name: infrastructure
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/optional/nextcloud/nextcloud.yaml b/flux2/cluster/optional/nextcloud/nextcloud.yaml
index ed6a58caaebfdd2cdf7b6076cda84a585c0387b0..e09fbd14abbac271ed0ec945566e272a06eeaa38 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/optional/nextcloud/nextcloud.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/optional/nextcloud/nextcloud.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: nextcloud
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
-  interval: 45m
+  interval: 1h
   dependsOn:
     - name: core
     - name: infrastructure
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/optional/rocketchat/rocketchat.yaml b/flux2/cluster/optional/rocketchat/rocketchat.yaml
index 080cbd5544595733d8942cf39481628c117d487f..c3cd0c2d68c2443921be4d9f83d7e4b2b20d0dd9 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/optional/rocketchat/rocketchat.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/optional/rocketchat/rocketchat.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rocketchat
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
-  interval: 10m0s
+  interval: 1h
   dependsOn:
     - name: core
     - name: infrastructure
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/optional/velero/velero.yaml b/flux2/cluster/optional/velero/velero.yaml
index c89ad010bbfabe2718ae9b583ef1044871696cf1..ac446403455e881b5c0a447d4c75de06a8801162 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/optional/velero/velero.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/optional/velero/velero.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: velero
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
-  interval: 45m
+  interval: 1h
   dependsOn:
     - name: core
     - name: infrastructure
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/optional/wordpress/wordpress.yaml b/flux2/cluster/optional/wordpress/wordpress.yaml
index 6fc4bc4df9e1f703057f6c3e4e8dc335756d0beb..f6017a0999fb19a4930bbe6d98b921121ee7140e 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/optional/wordpress/wordpress.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/optional/wordpress/wordpress.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: wordpress
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
-  interval: 45m
+  interval: 1h
   dependsOn:
     - name: core
     - name: infrastructure
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/test/all-optional.yaml b/flux2/cluster/test/all-optional.yaml
index d24d824c5e5d9d005ec36aea25fc327b2f01ba3b..144b75ec3c3cd432028ff7b2154f780c3e44f900 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/test/all-optional.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/test/all-optional.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   dependsOn:
     - name: base
-  interval: 10m0s
+  interval: 1h
   sourceRef:
     kind: GitRepository
     name: openappstack
diff --git a/flux2/cluster/test/base.yaml b/flux2/cluster/test/base.yaml
index e185ff1e93474281b69c85200026cf399836baf0..8daf42ce52800253e69022bc8ab631f86b7b968e 100644
--- a/flux2/cluster/test/base.yaml
+++ b/flux2/cluster/test/base.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: base
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
-  interval: 10m0s
+  interval: 1h
   sourceRef:
     kind: GitRepository
     name: openappstack
diff --git a/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml b/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml
index 00e84c213f1dfb616e031fdcbb46350a91be814e..e1d754c63aad78948db6cf714132fc3ea512e1a0 100644
--- a/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: bitnami
         namespace: flux-system
-  interval: 40m
+  interval: 1h
   install:
     timeout: 2m
   values:
diff --git a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/bitnami.yaml b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/bitnami.yaml
index fc43978de6dbb4ea739a7490cc1a7de81f1cca86..87a14bf7e6a05564f1cd06dc26a4bdb547b30280 100644
--- a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/bitnami.yaml
+++ b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/bitnami.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ kind: HelmRepository
 metadata:
   name: bitnami
 spec:
-  interval: 5m
-  url: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
\ No newline at end of file
+  interval: 1h
+  url: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
diff --git a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/grafana.yaml b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/grafana.yaml
index a31873aba87b3c186a5a9037a6d3d011f1161c0e..642e4ddf451deee6b66635f66da7d89962c61447 100644
--- a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/grafana.yaml
+++ b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/grafana.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ kind: HelmRepository
 metadata:
   name: grafana
 spec:
-  interval: 5m
-  url: https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
\ No newline at end of file
+  interval: 1h
+  url: https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
diff --git a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/helm-stable.yaml b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/helm-stable.yaml
index 937aa31399f4c3d65d00089cc400b88e8e8fbd1b..aa6f80a825b49c4b004e9d60c6e283abc9199ddd 100644
--- a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/helm-stable.yaml
+++ b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/helm-stable.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ kind: HelmRepository
 metadata:
   name: helm-stable
 spec:
-  interval: 5m
+  interval: 1h
   url: https://charts.helm.sh/stable
diff --git a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/prometheus-community.yaml b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/prometheus-community.yaml
index 101e68de30857df7049511c9a9d7611fcb875e54..76348e942314d3e72a6368c261fe7f04105abf2e 100644
--- a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/prometheus-community.yaml
+++ b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/prometheus-community.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ kind: HelmRepository
 metadata:
   name: prometheus-community
 spec:
-  interval: 5m
-  url: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
\ No newline at end of file
+  interval: 1h
+  url: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
diff --git a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/vmware-tanzu.yaml b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/vmware-tanzu.yaml
index b3d1aeced724829690dc00736215f433ef30e304..e2dd4fe6924d40a77a27741f9792bffc60cd03b2 100644
--- a/flux2/infrastructure/sources/vmware-tanzu.yaml
+++ b/flux2/infrastructure/sources/vmware-tanzu.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ kind: HelmRepository
 metadata:
   name: vmware-tanzu
 spec:
-  interval: 5m
-  url: https://vmware-tanzu.github.io/helm-charts
\ No newline at end of file
+  interval: 1h
+  url: https://vmware-tanzu.github.io/helm-charts
diff --git a/install/install-nextcloud.sh b/install/install-nextcloud.sh
index b1a2961641f07a38e43230cf03d475814e299f04..3714658b1ba9c6f7f48c7ba4bd8f8bb122c75165 100755
--- a/install/install-nextcloud.sh
+++ b/install/install-nextcloud.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ flux create kustomization add-nextcloud \
   --source=GitRepository/openappstack \
   --path="./flux2/cluster/optional/nextcloud" \
   --prune=true \
-  --interval=10m
+  --interval=1h
diff --git a/install/install-openappstack.sh b/install/install-openappstack.sh
index 2071c12371223920db04614dc7b2deec91124d89..233d690e3e0255c74de3c5de3b111b43002a9a8b 100755
--- a/install/install-openappstack.sh
+++ b/install/install-openappstack.sh
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ flux create kustomization openappstack \
   --source=GitRepository/openappstack \
   --path="./flux2/cluster/base" \
   --prune=true \
-  --interval=10m
+  --interval=1h
diff --git a/install/install-rocketchat.sh b/install/install-rocketchat.sh
index a0364c459d12cea53eda938188c1358e0ae62e64..bbf145ead3293e5e38081211e2c5f9c49975ae18 100755
--- a/install/install-rocketchat.sh
+++ b/install/install-rocketchat.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ flux create kustomization add-rocketchat \
   --source=GitRepository/openappstack \
   --path="./flux2/cluster/optional/rocketchat" \
   --prune=true \
-  --interval=10m
+  --interval=1h
diff --git a/install/install-velero.sh b/install/install-velero.sh
index 3b85c1f773d7e6e127e70cc851432ffa516e5388..ade3b6f1ec0df645f9365fbb11f9b7fe03a918df 100755
--- a/install/install-velero.sh
+++ b/install/install-velero.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ flux create kustomization add-velero \
   --source=GitRepository/openappstack \
   --path="./flux2/cluster/optional/velero" \
   --prune=true \
-  --interval=10m
+  --interval=1h
diff --git a/install/install-wordpress.sh b/install/install-wordpress.sh
index 2db41fdd637caf22844afca9d5355b5f07c9328a..b734bf6006ea186cd15f9bcb99177e576fd6fc68 100755
--- a/install/install-wordpress.sh
+++ b/install/install-wordpress.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ flux create kustomization add-wordpress \
   --source=GitRepository/openappstack \
   --path="./flux2/cluster/optional/wordpress" \
   --prune=true \
-  --interval=10m
+  --interval=1h