diff --git a/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix b/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix
index db991e7..519b655 100644
--- a/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix
+++ b/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix
@@ -82,11 +82,9 @@
     };
 
     environment.BORG_RSH = "ssh -i /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key";
-    compression = "zstd,9";
-    startAt = "daily"; # Daily at midnight
 
-    # Ensure backup runs on next boot if system was asleep
-    persistentTimer = true;
+    compression = "zstd,9";
+    startAt = "14:00"; # Daily at 2pm when system is reliably awake
 
     # Retention policy for daily remote backups
     prune.keep = {
diff --git a/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix b/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix
index 79600dc..ed17648 100644
--- a/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix
+++ b/nixos/fuchsia/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ in {
 
   # Configure service to wait for completion before marking as active
   systemd.services."borgbackup-job-onsite" = {
-    after = [ "network-online.target" ];
-    wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "oneshot";
     };
@@ -82,9 +80,6 @@ in {
     compression = "zstd,9";
     startAt = "hourly";
 
-    # Ensure backup runs on wake if system was asleep
-    persistentTimer = true;
-
     # Match snapper retention policy
     prune.keep = {
       hourly = 24;
diff --git a/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix b/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix
index 5261e6c..df766b4 100644
--- a/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix
+++ b/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/offsite.nix
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@
     compression = "zstd,9";
     startAt = "daily"; # Daily at midnight
 
-    # Ensure backup runs on next boot if system was asleep
-    persistentTimer = true;
-
     # Retention policy for daily remote backups
     prune.keep = {
       daily = 7;      # Keep 7 daily backups (1 week)
diff --git a/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix b/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix
index 6e1b669..2108e84 100644
--- a/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix
+++ b/nixos/viridian/services/borgbackup/onsite.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ in {
 
   # Configure service to wait for completion before marking as active
   systemd.services."borgbackup-job-onsite" = {
-    after = [ "network-online.target" ];
-    wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "oneshot";
     };
@@ -108,9 +106,6 @@ in {
     compression = "zstd,9";
     startAt = "hourly";
 
-    # Ensure backup runs on wake if system was asleep
-    persistentTimer = true;
-
     # Match snapper retention policy
     prune.keep = {
       hourly = 24;