diff --git a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
index 21f7f9707baa90ee0f146b6dfed3effcb7be5d5c..b852e30d7848721e9f55f14e37e754b7e62f5650 100644
--- a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cron:
 #   root@jenkins:~# echo "0 $((RANDOM%23+1)) * * *"
 #   0 16 * * *
 # This references the hour of the day when images will be built.
-  image-update: '0 0 * * *'
+  image-update: '0 12 * * *'
 
 zmq-publishers:
   - tcp://localhost:8888