diff --git a/registry/scheduledTasks.xml b/registry/scheduledTasks.xml
index 2a7edcd529..e18867d54f 100644
--- a/registry/scheduledTasks.xml
+++ b/registry/scheduledTasks.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	</task>
 	<task class="APP\tasks\UsageStatsLoader">
 		<descr>Process the usage stats logs and load the numbers into the DB tables.</descr>
-		<frequency day="0"/>
+		<frequency hour="0"/>
 	</task>
 	<task class="PKP\task\ProcessQueueJobs">
 		<descr>Process pending queue jobs in the default queue driver and queue</descr>