diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 79085fdd4aee..011bcf886710 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 	"semanticCommits": "enabled",
 	"lockFileMaintenance": {
 		"enabled": true,
-		"schedule": ["before 2am"],
 		"automerge": true,
-		"automergeType": "branch"
+		"schedule": ["* 0-5 * * 1"]
 	},
 	"constraints": {
 		"npm": "^8.0.0"
@@ -34,9 +33,13 @@
 			],
 			"matchPackageNames": ["playwright"],
 			"enabled": false
+		},
+		{
+			"matchUpdateTypes": ["lockFileMaintenance"],
+			"minimumReleaseAgeBehaviour": "timestamp-optional"
 		}
 	],
-	"schedule": ["every weekday"],
+	"schedule": ["* 0-5 * * 2-5"],
 	"minimumReleaseAge": "1 day",
 	"internalChecksFilter": "strict",
 	"ignoreDeps": ["crawlee", "cheerio", "yarn", "@browserbasehq/stagehand"]