diff --git a/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.service.in b/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.service.in
index 2438259fa..9affafa95 100644
--- a/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.service.in
+++ b/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.service.in
@@ -8,6 +8,3 @@ Environment=LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 ExecStart=@libexecdir@/ipa/ipa-ccache-sweeper
 PrivateTmp=yes
 User=ipaapi
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.timer.in b/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.timer.in
index 84fe6e383..3d5a967be 100644
--- a/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.timer.in
+++ b/init/systemd/ipa-ccache-sweep.timer.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Remove Expired Kerberos Credential Caches
 
 [Timer]
+OnActiveSec=12h
 OnUnitActiveSec=12h
 
 [Install]