diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f22c5c3..3ab7404 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ host\_vars\client1:
 borgbackup_passphrase: Ahl9EiNohr5koosh1Wohs3Shoo3ooZ6p
 ```
 
+Per default the role creates a cronjob in /etc/cron.d/borg-backup running as root every day on a random hour between 0 and 5am on a random minute. Override the defaults if necessary:
+```
+borgbackup_cron_user: root
+borgbackup_cron_day: "*"
+borgbackup_cron_hour: "{{ 59|random }}"
+borgbackup_cron_minute: "{{ 5|random }}"
+```
+
 Set borgbackup\_appendonly: True in host or group vars if you want append-only repositories. In that case it's possible to define a hostname in borgbackup\_management\_station where a borg prune script will be configured.
 
 *Make sure to check the configured defaults for this role, which contains the list of default locations being backed up in backup_include.* Override this in your inventory where required.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a2589ac..aaee5a7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ borgbackup_retention:
   monthly: 6
   yearly: 1
 
+borgbackup_cron_user: root
+borgbackup_cron_day: "*"
+borgbackup_cron_hour: "{{ 59|random }}"
+borgbackup_cron_minute: "{{ 5|random }}"
+
 borgbackup_appendonly: False
 borgbackup_management_station: ''
 borgbackup_management_user: ''
diff --git a/tasks/borg-client.yml b/tasks/borg-client.yml
index 7227a77..6dc27ee 100644
--- a/tasks/borg-client.yml
+++ b/tasks/borg-client.yml
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@
 - name: client | create backup cronjob
   cron:
     cron_file: "borg-backup"
-    user: "root"
+    user: "{{ borgbackup_cron_user }}"
     name: "borg-backup"
-    minute: "{{ 59|random }}"
-    hour: "{{ 5|random }}"
+    minute: "{{ borgbackup_cron_minute }}"
+    hour: "{{ borgbackup_cron_hour }}"
+    day: "{{ borgbackup_cron_day }}"
     job: "/usr/local/bin/borg-backup backup"
 
 - name: client | disable automysqlbackup cronjob, it's in our pre-backup-tasks