diff --git a/internal/taskManager/updateDurationService.go b/internal/taskManager/updateDurationService.go
index 6023547..fc7f446 100644
--- a/internal/taskManager/updateDurationService.go
+++ b/internal/taskManager/updateDurationService.go
@@ -7,14 +7,21 @@ package taskManager
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/internal/config"
 	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2"
 )
 
 func RegisterUpdateDurationWorker() {
-	log.Info("Register duration update service")
+	var frequency string
+	if config.Keys.CronFrequency.DurationWorker != "" {
+		frequency = config.Keys.CronFrequency.DurationWorker
+	} else {
+		frequency = "5m"
+	}
+	d, _ := time.ParseDuration(frequency)
+	log.Infof("Register Duration Update service with %s interval", frequency)
 
-	d, _ := time.ParseDuration("5m")
 	s.NewJob(gocron.DurationJob(d),
 		gocron.NewTask(
 			func() {
diff --git a/internal/taskManager/updateFootprintService.go b/internal/taskManager/updateFootprintService.go
index caa4f63..a0eccc8 100644
--- a/internal/taskManager/updateFootprintService.go
+++ b/internal/taskManager/updateFootprintService.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/internal/config"
 	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/internal/metricDataDispatcher"
 	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/log"
@@ -18,8 +19,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func RegisterFootprintWorker() {
-	log.Info("Register Footprint Update service")
-	d, _ := time.ParseDuration("10m")
+	var frequency string
+	if config.Keys.CronFrequency.FootprintWorker != "" {
+		frequency = config.Keys.CronFrequency.FootprintWorker
+	} else {
+		frequency = "10m"
+	}
+	d, _ := time.ParseDuration(frequency)
+	log.Infof("Register Footprint Update service with %s interval", frequency)
+
 	s.NewJob(gocron.DurationJob(d),
 		gocron.NewTask(
 			func() {
diff --git a/pkg/schema/config.go b/pkg/schema/config.go
index ccd848b..04e3f10 100644
--- a/pkg/schema/config.go
+++ b/pkg/schema/config.go
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ type ResampleConfig struct {
 	Resolutions []int `json:"resolutions"`
 }
 
+type CronFrequency struct {
+	// Duration Update Worker [Defaults to '5m']
+	DurationWorker string `json:"duration-worker"`
+	// Metric- and Energy Footprint Update Worker [Defaults to '10m']
+	FootprintWorker string `json:"footprint-worker"`
+}
+
 // Format of the configuration (file). See below for the defaults.
 type ProgramConfig struct {
 	// Address where the http (or https) server will listen on (for example: 'localhost:80').
@@ -159,4 +166,7 @@ type ProgramConfig struct {
 	// Energy Mix CO2 Emission Constant [g/kWh]
 	// If entered, displays estimated CO2 emission for job based on jobs totalEnergy
 	EmissionConstant int `json:"emission-constant"`
+
+	// Frequency of cron job workers
+	CronFrequency *CronFrequency `json:"cron-frequency"`
 }