diff --git a/app/Models/Traits/HasRecurrence.php b/app/Models/Traits/HasRecurrence.php
index d4e63d552e56..e1d663042b5c 100644
--- a/app/Models/Traits/HasRecurrence.php
+++ b/app/Models/Traits/HasRecurrence.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ trait HasRecurrence
             $monthsSinceLastSent = ($diff->format('%y') * 12) + $diff->format('%m');
 
             // check we don't send a few hours early due to timezone difference
-            if (Carbon::now()->format('Y-m-d') != Carbon::now($timezone)->format('Y-m-d')) {
+            if (Utils::isNinja() && Carbon::now()->format('Y-m-d') != Carbon::now($timezone)->format('Y-m-d')) {
                 return false;
             }
 
diff --git a/docs/configure.rst b/docs/configure.rst
index 69e502d3de10..7e8c1273ff63 100644
--- a/docs/configure.rst
+++ b/docs/configure.rst
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Review the `.env.example <https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/blob/mast
 Recurring invoices and reminder emails
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 
-Create a cron to call the ``ninja:send-invoices`` command **hourly** and ``ninja:send-reminders`` command **once daily**.
+Create a cron to call the ``ninja:send-invoices`` and ``ninja:send-reminders`` commands **once daily**.
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
-   0 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php /path/to/ninja/artisan ninja:send-invoices
+   0 8 * * * /usr/local/bin/php /path/to/ninja/artisan ninja:send-invoices
    0 8 * * * /usr/local/bin/php /path/to/ninja/artisan ninja:send-reminders
 
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