diff --git a/states/gobackup/config.sls b/states/gobackup/config.sls
index 7c4cb65..d8333b2 100644
--- a/states/gobackup/config.sls
+++ b/states/gobackup/config.sls
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ gobackup-task-schedule:
     - function: cmd.run
     - job_args:
       - gobackup perform
-    - hours: {{ gobackup.schedule.hours }}
-    - minutes: {{ gobackup.schedule.minutes }}
+    - cron: '{{ gobackup.schedule }}'
     - run_on_start: false
diff --git a/states/gobackup/defaults.yaml b/states/gobackup/defaults.yaml
index 2689883..90b630e 100644
--- a/states/gobackup/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/gobackup/defaults.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ gobackup:
   config_dir: /etc/gobackup
   os: linux
   arch: amd64
-  schedule:
-    hours: 3
-    minutes: 3
+  schedule: "10 23 * * *"
   config:
     models:
       gobackup: