diff --git a/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md b/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md
index baec1fa44d26..d913a23dbab1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md
+++ b/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 | TZ                            |          UTC          | Must be set to get correct date/time on the server                                  |
 | ALLOW_SIGNUP<super>\*</super> |         false         | Allow user sign-up without token                                                    |
 | LOG_CONFIG_OVERRIDE           |                       | Override the config for logging with a custom path                                  |
-| LOG_LEVEL                     |         info          | logging level configured                                                            |
+| LOG_LEVEL                     |         info          | Logging level configured                                                            |
+| DAILY_SCHEDULE_TIME           |        23:45          | The time of day to run the daily tasks.                                             |
 
 <super>\*</super> Starting in v1.4.0 this was changed to default to `false` as apart of a security review of the application.
 
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/settings.py b/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
index 8d6c6afea2c7..f966729bced6 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class AppSettings(BaseSettings):
 
     ALLOW_SIGNUP: bool = False
 
+    DAILY_SCHEDULE_TIME: str = "23:45"
+
     # ===============================================
     # Security Configuration
 
@@ -199,7 +201,11 @@ class AppSettings(BaseSettings):
     def OIDC_READY(self) -> bool:
         """Validates OIDC settings are all set"""
 
-        required = {self.OIDC_CLIENT_ID, self.OIDC_CONFIGURATION_URL, self.OIDC_USER_CLAIM}
+        required = {
+            self.OIDC_CLIENT_ID,
+            self.OIDC_CONFIGURATION_URL,
+            self.OIDC_USER_CLAIM,
+        }
         not_none = None not in required
         valid_group_claim = True
         if (not self.OIDC_USER_GROUP or not self.OIDC_ADMIN_GROUP) and not self.OIDC_GROUPS_CLAIM:
diff --git a/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_service.py b/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_service.py
index 8a930bc0637c..0f121ccf1338 100644
--- a/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_service.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import asyncio
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from mealie.core import root_logger
+from mealie.core.config import get_app_settings
 from mealie.services.scheduler.runner import repeat_every
 
 from .scheduler_registry import SchedulerRegistry
@@ -18,18 +21,53 @@ class SchedulerService:
     @staticmethod
     async def start():
         await run_minutely()
-        await run_daily()
         await run_hourly()
 
+        # Wait to trigger our daily run until our given "daily time", so having asyncio handle it.
+        asyncio.create_task(schedule_daily())
+
+
+async def schedule_daily():
+    now = datetime.now()
+    daily_schedule_time = get_app_settings().DAILY_SCHEDULE_TIME
+    logger.debug(
+        "Current time is %s and DAILY_SCHEDULE_TIME is %s",
+        str(now),
+        daily_schedule_time,
+    )
+    try:
+        hour_target, minute_target = _parse_daily_schedule_time(daily_schedule_time)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception(f"Unable to parse {daily_schedule_time=}")
+        hour_target = 23
+        minute_target = 45
+
+    hours_until = ((hour_target - now.hour) % 24) or 24
+    minutes_until = (minute_target - now.minute) % 60
+    logger.debug("Hours until %s and minutes until %s", str(hours_until), str(minutes_until))
+
+    delta = timedelta(hours=hours_until, minutes=minutes_until)
+    target_time = (now + delta).replace(microsecond=0, second=0)
+    logger.info("Daily tasks scheduled for %s", str(target_time))
+    wait_seconds = (target_time - now).total_seconds()
+    await asyncio.sleep(wait_seconds)
+    await run_daily()
+
+
+def _parse_daily_schedule_time(time):
+    hour_target = int(time.split(":")[0])
+    minute_target = int(time.split(":")[1])
+    return hour_target, minute_target
+
 
 def _scheduled_task_wrapper(callable):
     try:
         callable()
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error in scheduled task func='{callable.__name__}': exception='{e}'")
+        logger.error("Error in scheduled task func='%s': exception='%s'", callable.__name__, e)
 
 
-@repeat_every(minutes=MINUTES_DAY, wait_first=True, logger=logger)
+@repeat_every(minutes=MINUTES_DAY, wait_first=False, logger=logger)
 def run_daily():
     logger.debug("Running daily callbacks")
     for func in SchedulerRegistry._daily: