diff --git a/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.service b/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.service
index 220a82b..864b711 100644
--- a/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.service
+++ b/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.service
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Initialize Kerberos credential cache for LDAP connections of Certidude
+Before=certidude-backend.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart={{ certidude_path }} housekeeping kinit
-Before=certidude-backend.service
diff --git a/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.timer b/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.timer
index ca42dca..44931b9 100644
--- a/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.timer
+++ b/certidude/templates/server/ldap-kinit.timer
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 [Timer]
-OnCalendar=00/8:30
 Persistent=true
+OnBootSec=3sec
+OnUnitActiveSec=8h
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target