diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/apt.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/apt.pp
index 0b6f32a..28ca02b 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/apt.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/apt.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class rhizo_base::apt::common {
 
   class { '::apt':
      always_apt_update    => false,
+     schedule => 'repo',
   }
 
   file { '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90unsigned':
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp
index 51c41f2..d75453b 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ class rhizo_base::openbsc::debian inherits rhizo_base::openbsc::common {
       require  => Class['rhizo_base::apt'],
       notify   => [ Exec['hlr_pragma_wal'],
                     Exec['notify-nitb'] ],
+      schedule => 'weekly',
   }
 
   package { [ 'libosmocore-utils' ]:
       ensure   => installed,
+      schedule => 'weekly',
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp
index 741049c..2251332 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class rhizo_base::runit {
       }
 
     exec { 'disable-kannel':
+        schedule => 'repo',
         notify  => Exec['stop-kannel'],
         command => '/usr/sbin/update-rc.d kannel disable',
         require => Package['kannel'],