diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 866fa3b9b..32b34c4cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - Added plascrete as an alternative to steel frames in the electric greenhouse @Redeix
 - Added the ability for foods to affect the player's temperature @BlueBoat29
 - EMI Batched rendering has been disabled by default. @TomPlop
+- Automatic backups now happen hourly instead of daily (#1705) @Pyritie @Xikaro
 ### Bug fixes
 - Fixed tongs getting stuck in ovens, and now you can use them the same way you'd previously use a Peel @Pyritie
 - Allowed powders, gears, plates, double plates, springs, and small springs to be heated (#1727) @Redeix
diff --git a/config/ftbbackups2.json b/config/ftbbackups2.json
index 58276e688..fb96a0bd6 100644
--- a/config/ftbbackups2.json
+++ b/config/ftbbackups2.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	   More info here
 	   (http://www.cronmaker.com)
 	*/
-	"backup_cron": "0 0 1 * * ?",
+	"backup_cron": "0 0 0/1 1/1 * ? *",
 	// Time between manual backups using the command
 	"manual_backups_time": 0,
 	// Only run a backup if a player has been online since the last backup