diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update
index c265bbb57..2cf893ba5 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fi
 
 {% else %}
 
-gh_status=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://github.com)
+gh_status=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://github.com)
 clone_dir="/tmp"
 if [ "$gh_status" == "200" ]  || [ "$gh_status" == "301" ]; then
 
diff --git a/salt/curator/init.sls b/salt/curator/init.sls
index 48403baba..a01a8a292 100644
--- a/salt/curator/init.sls
+++ b/salt/curator/init.sls
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ so-curatorclusterclose:
   cron.present:
     - name: /usr/sbin/so-curator-cluster-close > /opt/so/log/curator/cron-close.log 2>&1
     - user: root
-    - minute: '2'
-    - hour: '*/1'
+    - minute: '5'
+    - hour: '1'
     - daymonth: '*'
     - month: '*'
     - dayweek: '*'
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ so-curatorclusterdelete:
   cron.present:
     - name: /usr/sbin/so-curator-cluster-delete > /opt/so/log/curator/cron-delete.log 2>&1
     - user: root
-    - minute: '2'
-    - hour: '*/1'
+    - minute: '5'
+    - hour: '1'
     - daymonth: '*'
     - month: '*'
     - dayweek: '*'
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ so-curatorclusterwarm:
   cron.present:
     - name: /usr/sbin/so-curator-cluster-warm > /opt/so/log/curator/cron-warm.log 2>&1
     - user: root
-    - minute: '2'
-    - hour: '*/1'
+    - minute: '5'
+    - hour: '1'
     - daymonth: '*'
     - month: '*'
     - dayweek: '*'