diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml
index 0a69ff636f25..271bcfc13fa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
     # optimistic, it can take longer to run.
     # To understand why `schedule` is used instead of other events, refer to
     # ./doc/contributing/commit-queue.md
-    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
+    - cron: 3/5 * * * *
 
 concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
index c44ccc48d2fd..4deb0d72b133 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
   # be read-only, and the Action won't have access to any other repository
   # secrets, which it needs to access Jenkins API.
   schedule:
-    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
+    - cron: 3/5 * * * *
 
 concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}