diff --git a/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix b/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix
index ad9083e..0236f1d 100644
--- a/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/zephyrus/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ in
       passwordFile = config.age.secrets."restic-backup/zephyrus-password".path;
       environmentFile = config.age.secrets."restic-backup/zephyrus-credentials".path;
 
+      timerConfig = {
+        OnCalendar = "*-*-* 13:00:00"; # laptop only gets used during the day
+      };
+
       paths = [
         "/home/alarsyo"
       ];
diff --git a/services/restic-backup.nix b/services/restic-backup.nix
index 624deca..8d57f5c 100644
--- a/services/restic-backup.nix
+++ b/services/restic-backup.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ in {
       type = types.str;
       default = "/root/restic/creds";
     };
+
+    timerConfig = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+      default = {
+        OnCalendar = "daily";
+      };
+    };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -89,9 +96,7 @@ in {
       extraBackupArgs = [ "--verbose=2" ]
                         ++ optional (builtins.length cfg.exclude != 0) excludeArg;
 
-      timerConfig = {
-        OnCalendar = "daily";
-      };
+      timerConfig = cfg.timerConfig;
 
       pruneOpts = makePruneOpts cfg.prune;
     };