diff --git a/cronjob-dehydrated b/cronjob-dehydrated
index 92b623f..ec31e99 100755
--- a/cronjob-dehydrated
+++ b/cronjob-dehydrated
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Delay the run for 15 hours (from midnight) and then run at a random time within 3 hours after that.
+sleep $(( 54000 + (RANDOM % 10800) ))
+
 /usr/sbin/dehydrated -c >/dev/null