diff --git a/salt/patch/os/schedule.sls b/salt/patch/os/schedule.sls
index 9ea98ede7..128862fa7 100644
--- a/salt/patch/os/schedule.sls
+++ b/salt/patch/os/schedule.sls
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ patch_os_schedule:
     - function: state.sls
     - job_args:
       - patch.os
-    - minutes: 1
+    - hours: 8 
     - splay: {{splay}}
     - return_job: True
 
diff --git a/so-setup-network.sh b/so-setup-network.sh
index 32217a865..40ada00cc 100644
--- a/so-setup-network.sh
+++ b/so-setup-network.sh
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ whiptail_patch_schedule() {
   # What kind of patch schedule are we doing?
   PATCHSCHEDULE=$(whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --radiolist \
   "Choose OS patch schedule. This will NOT update Security Onion related tools such as Zeek, Elasticsearch, Kibana, SaltStack, etc." 25 115 5 \
-  "Automatic" "Package updates will be installed automatically" ON \
+  "Automatic" "Package updates will be installed automatically every 8 hours if available" ON \
   "Manual" "Package updates will need to be installed manually" OFF \
   "Import Schedule" "Enter the name of an existing schedule on the following screen and inherit it" OFF \
   "New Schedule" "Configure and name a new schedule on the following screen" OFF 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 )