diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
index fef1cc1db..8fe7de9f5 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/telemetry/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const semver = require('semver')
 const cronosjs = require('cronosjs')
 
 const METRICS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'metrics')
-const INITIAL_PING_DELAY = 1000 * 60 * 30 // 30 minutes from startup
+const INITIAL_PING_DELAY = 1000 * 60 * 5 // 5 minutes from startup
 
 let runtime
 
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ function startTelemetry () {
     }
 
     const pingTime = new Date(Date.now() + INITIAL_PING_DELAY)
-    const pingMinutes = '*'//pingTime.getMinutes()
-    const pingHours = '*'//pingTime.getHours()
+    const pingMinutes = pingTime.getMinutes()
+    const pingHours = pingTime.getHours()
     const pingSchedule = `${pingMinutes} ${pingHours} * * *`
     runtime.log.debug(`Telemetry enabled. Schedule: ${pingSchedule}`)