diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-builds-android.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic-builds-android.yml
similarity index 99%
rename from .github/workflows/nightly-builds-android.yml
rename to .github/workflows/periodic-builds-android.yml
index 8fcceb9..9b4543b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-builds-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-builds-android.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: android nightly builds
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 5 * * *'
+    - cron:  '0 3 * * 0'
 
 jobs:
   build-android-main-on-linux:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-builds-apple.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic-builds-apple.yml
similarity index 99%
rename from .github/workflows/nightly-builds-apple.yml
rename to .github/workflows/periodic-builds-apple.yml
index 48d1689..cf1e24d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-builds-apple.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-builds-apple.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: apple nightly builds
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 3 * * *'
+    - cron:  '0 1 * * 0'
 
 jobs:
   build-ios-main-on-macos-bigsur: