diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/master.yaml b/cluster/gce/gci/master.yaml
index 7a74113afa..fd0a88d081 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/master.yaml
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/master.yaml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ write_files:
     owner: root
     content: |
       [Unit]
-      Description=Hourly kube-logrotate invocation
+      Description=kube-logrotate invocation
 
       [Timer]
-      OnCalendar=hourly
+      OnCalendar=*-*-* *:00/5:00
 
       [Install]
       WantedBy=kubernetes.target