diff --git a/helm/gen3/README.md b/helm/gen3/README.md
index e9021725..125bd1ca 100644
--- a/helm/gen3/README.md
+++ b/helm/gen3/README.md
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ Helm chart to deploy Gen3 Data Commons
 | elasticsearch.singleNode | bool | `true` |  |
 | etl.enabled | bool | `true` | Whether to deploy the etl subchart. |
 | fence.enabled | bool | `true` | Whether to deploy the fence subchart. |
-| fence.usersync | map | `{"addDbgap":false,"onlyDbgap":false,"schedule":"*/1 * * * *","slack_send_dbgap":false,"slack_webhook":"None","syncFromDbgap":false,"userYamlS3Path":"s3://cdis-gen3-users/helm-test/user.yaml","usersync":false}` | Configuration options for usersync cronjob. |
+| fence.usersync | map | `{"addDbgap":false,"onlyDbgap":false,"schedule":"*/30 * * * *","slack_send_dbgap":false,"slack_webhook":"None","syncFromDbgap":false,"userYamlS3Path":"s3://cdis-gen3-users/helm-test/user.yaml","usersync":false}` | Configuration options for usersync cronjob. |
 | fence.usersync.addDbgap | bool | `false` | Force attempting a dbgap sync if "true", falls back on user.yaml |
 | fence.usersync.onlyDbgap | bool | `false` | Forces ONLY a dbgap sync if "true", IGNORING user.yaml |
-| fence.usersync.schedule | string | `"*/1 * * * *"` | The cron schedule expression to use in the usersync cronjob. Runs every 30 minutes by default. |
+| fence.usersync.schedule | string | `"*/30 * * * *"` | The cron schedule expression to use in the usersync cronjob. Runs every 30 minutes by default. |
 | fence.usersync.slack_send_dbgap | bool | `false` | Will echo what files we are seeing on dbgap ftp to Slack. |
 | fence.usersync.slack_webhook | string | `"None"` | Slack webhook endpoint used with certain jobs. |
 | fence.usersync.syncFromDbgap | bool | `false` | Whether to sync data from dbGaP. |
diff --git a/helm/gen3/values.yaml b/helm/gen3/values.yaml
index 8e708541..d644eaa4 100644
--- a/helm/gen3/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/gen3/values.yaml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fence:
     # -- (bool) Whether to run Fence usersync or not.
     usersync: false
     # -- (string) The cron schedule expression to use in the usersync cronjob. Runs every 30 minutes by default.
-    schedule: "*/1 * * * *"
+    schedule: "*/30 * * * *"
     # -- (bool) Whether to sync data from dbGaP.
     syncFromDbgap: false
     # -- (bool) Force attempting a dbgap sync if "true", falls back on user.yaml