diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
index 90f49ecca3..06827d86be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
   # everyday at 3 am UTC
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '* 3 * * *'
+    - cron:  '0 3 * * *'
 
 jobs:
   
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f2ef927b3..3c9d50ba87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 ## Bug fixes
 
+-   Fix schedule testing running too often. ([#1010](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/pull/1010))
 -   Fix doctests failing due to mismatch in unsorted output.([#990](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/pull/990))
 -   Added extra checks when creating a model, for clearer errors ([#971](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/pull/971))
 -   Fixed `Interpolant` ids to allow processing ([#962](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/pull/962))