diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.10.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.10.yaml
index f5c8f7bee497e..dac483031c8e0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.10.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.10.yaml
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ tests:
       TEST_UPGRADE_OPTIONS: abort-at=random
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - as: credentials-request-freeze
-  cron: 43 19  * * 6
+  interval: 48h
   steps:
     dependencies:
       OPENSHIFT_FROZEN_RELEASE_IMAGE: release:oldest-supported-credentials-request
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.12.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.12.yaml
index a5766234a62ed..0ddd3eb261602 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.12.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.12.yaml
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ tests:
       - observers-resource-watch
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - as: credentials-request-freeze
-  cron: 0 6 */6,19 * *
+  interval: 48h
   steps:
     dependencies:
       OPENSHIFT_FROZEN_RELEASE_IMAGE: release:oldest-supported-credentials-request
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.7.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.7.yaml
index 5fc0e6920e035..fd3b623d05739 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.7.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.7.yaml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ tests:
       TEST_TYPE: upgrade-conformance
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - as: credentials-request-freeze
-  cron: 26 0 2,27 * *
+  interval: 48h
   steps:
     dependencies:
       OPENSHIFT_FROZEN_RELEASE_IMAGE: release:oldest-supported-credentials-request
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.8.yaml
index bbcea49e2b1ff..c9a30ecb1897b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.8.yaml
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ tests:
       TEST_TYPE: upgrade-conformance
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - as: credentials-request-freeze
-  cron: 0 22 12,25 * *
+  interval: 48h
   steps:
     dependencies:
       OPENSHIFT_FROZEN_RELEASE_IMAGE: release:oldest-supported-credentials-request
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.9.yaml
index 78e809c38f727..07aa43de2af6e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-master__nightly-4.9.yaml
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ tests:
       TEST_UPGRADE_OPTIONS: abort-at=random
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws
 - as: credentials-request-freeze
-  cron: 27 3 8,20 * *
+  interval: 48h
   steps:
     dependencies:
       OPENSHIFT_FROZEN_RELEASE_IMAGE: release:oldest-supported-credentials-request
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-master-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-master-periodics.yaml
index 7693b7a54ac07..8836d237db032 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-master-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-master-periodics.yaml
@@ -32147,7 +32147,6 @@ periodics:
         secretName: result-aggregator
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build02
-  cron: 43 19  * * 6
   decorate: true
   decoration_config:
     skip_cloning: true
@@ -32155,6 +32154,7 @@ periodics:
   - base_ref: master
     org: openshift
     repo: release
+  interval: 48h
   labels:
     ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-4.10
     ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
@@ -43452,7 +43452,6 @@ periodics:
         secretName: result-aggregator
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build02
-  cron: 0 6 */6,19 * *
   decorate: true
   decoration_config:
     skip_cloning: true
@@ -43460,6 +43459,7 @@ periodics:
   - base_ref: master
     org: openshift
     repo: release
+  interval: 48h
   labels:
     ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-4.12
     ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
@@ -78076,7 +78076,6 @@ periodics:
         secretName: result-aggregator
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build02
-  cron: 26 0 2,27 * *
   decorate: true
   decoration_config:
     skip_cloning: true
@@ -78084,6 +78083,7 @@ periodics:
   - base_ref: master
     org: openshift
     repo: release
+  interval: 48h
   labels:
     ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-4.7
     ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
@@ -80596,7 +80596,6 @@ periodics:
         secretName: result-aggregator
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build02
-  cron: 0 22 12,25 * *
   decorate: true
   decoration_config:
     skip_cloning: true
@@ -80604,6 +80603,7 @@ periodics:
   - base_ref: master
     org: openshift
     repo: release
+  interval: 48h
   labels:
     ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-4.8
     ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
@@ -83925,7 +83925,6 @@ periodics:
         secretName: result-aggregator
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build02
-  cron: 27 3 8,20 * *
   decorate: true
   decoration_config:
     skip_cloning: true
@@ -83933,6 +83932,7 @@ periodics:
   - base_ref: master
     org: openshift
     repo: release
+  interval: 48h
   labels:
     ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-4.9
     ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen