diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java
index 49b87d27949..17cb96931ec 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public class DirectDownloadManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements DirectDown
             executorService.scheduleWithFixedDelay(
                     new DirectDownloadCertificateUploadBackgroundTask(this, hostDao, dataCenterDao,
                             directDownloadCertificateDao, directDownloadCertificateHostMapDao),
-                    60L, DirectDownloadCertificateUploadInterval.value(), TimeUnit.HOURS);
+                    1L, DirectDownloadCertificateUploadInterval.value(), TimeUnit.HOURS);
         }
         return true;
     }