diff --git a/manifests/dehydrated/client_define.pp b/manifests/dehydrated/client_define.pp
index 38696df4e..8e8c48640 100644
--- a/manifests/dehydrated/client_define.pp
+++ b/manifests/dehydrated/client_define.pp
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@
       minute  => fqdn_rand(60),
     }
   } else {
+    $minute_random = String(fqdn_rand(60))
     ensure_resource('sunet::scriptherder::cronjob',  "dehydrated_fetch_${server}", {
       cmd    => "sh -c 'ssh -Ti \$HOME/.ssh/id_${_ssh_id} root@${server} | /bin/tar xvf - -C /etc/dehydrated/certs && /usr/bin/le-ssl-compat.sh'",
       user   => $user,
-      minute => '*/20',
+      minute => $minute_random,
       ok_criteria   => ['exit_status=0', 'max_age=2h'],
       warn_criteria => ['exit_status=0', 'max_age=96h'],
     })