diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3863c52..e81bd64 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ gitea_app_configurations:
 #  - { section: 'metrics', option: 'TOKEN', value: '{{ gitea_prometheus_bearer_token }}', state: 'present' }
 
 gitea_enable_repository_archives_cron_jobs: true
+gitea_delete_repo_archives_frequency: "@weekly"
 gitea_rep_archives_configuration:
   - { section: 'cron.archive_cleanup', option: 'ENABLED', value: 'true', state: 'present' }
   - { section: 'cron.archive_cleanup', option: 'RUN_AT_START', value: 'false', state: 'present' }
@@ -170,5 +171,5 @@ gitea_rep_archives_configuration:
   - { section: 'cron.delete_repo_archives', option: 'ENABLED', value: 'true', state: 'present' }
   - { section: 'cron.delete_repo_archives', option: 'RUN_AT_START', value: 'false', state: 'present' }
   - { section: 'cron.delete_repo_archives', option: 'NOTICE_ON_SUCCESS', value: 'false', state: 'present' }
-  - { section: 'cron.delete_repo_archives', option: 'SCHEDULE', value: '@weekly', state: 'present' }
+  - { section: 'cron.delete_repo_archives', option: 'SCHEDULE', value: '{{ gitea_delete_repo_archives_frequency }}', state: 'present' }
   - { section: 'cron.delete_repo_archives', option: '', value: '', state: 'present' }