diff --git a/CONFIGURATION.md b/CONFIGURATION.md
index fd31a790a7d08e1715eb0db52d2ebe20de2cbcd9..47c45f5b7e5d4329465d7723643804470d4928c8 100644
--- a/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@ Configuration may be set using SpringBoot's configuration file (`application.pro
 
 ##### Environment variables
 
-| Variable                   | Default                                     | Description                                           |
-|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
-| NAMING_BACKEND_SWAGGER_URL | http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html       | default url for Swagger UI                            |
-| NAMING_DATABASE_URL        | jdbc:postgresql://postgres:5432/discs_names | JDBC URL for the database connection                  |
-| NAMING_DATABASE_USERNAME   | discs_names                                 | user name for the database connection                 |
-| NAMING_DATABASE_PASSWORD   | discs_names                                 | password for the database connection                  |
-| NAMING_LOGGING_LEVEL       | INFO                                        | log level for application                             |
-| NAMING_MAIL_ADMINISTRATOR  |                                             | comma-separated list of administrator email addresses |
-| NAMING_MAIL_NOTIFICATION   | false                                       | true/false if mail notications are to be sent         |
-| NAMING_SMTP_HOST           | mail.esss.lu.se                             | DNS name of server that accepts connections for SMTP  |
-| NAMING_SMTP_PORT           | 587                                         | port to use for SMTP, 587 for SMTP Secure             |
-| NAMING_SMTP_USERNAME       |                                             | username for SMTP server                              |
-| NAMING_SMTP_PASSWORD       |                                             | password for SMTP server                              |
+| Variable                   | Default                                     | Description                                                                                                            |
+|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| NAMING_BACKEND_SWAGGER_URL | http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html       | default url for Swagger UI                                                                                             |
+| NAMING_DATABASE_URL        | jdbc:postgresql://postgres:5432/discs_names | JDBC URL for the database connection                                                                                   |
+| NAMING_DATABASE_USERNAME   | discs_names                                 | user name for the database connection                                                                                  |
+| NAMING_DATABASE_PASSWORD   | discs_names                                 | password for the database connection                                                                                   |
+| NAMING_LOGGING_LEVEL       | INFO                                        | log level for application                                                                                              |
+| NAMING_MAIL_ADMINISTRATOR  |                                             | comma-separated list of administrator email addresses                                                                  |
+| NAMING_MAIL_NOTIFICATION   | false                                       | true/false if mail notications are to be sent                                                                          |
+| NAMING_NOTIFY_SCHEDULE     | 0 0 5 * * *                                 | schedule for notification job, cron expression with six or seven fields to describe individual details of the schedule |
+| NAMING_SMTP_HOST           | mail.esss.lu.se                             | DNS name of server that accepts connections for SMTP                                                                   |
+| NAMING_SMTP_PORT           | 587                                         | port to use for SMTP, 587 for SMTP Secure                                                                              |
+| NAMING_SMTP_USERNAME       |                                             | username for SMTP server                                                                                               |
+| NAMING_SMTP_PASSWORD       |                                             | password for SMTP server                                                                                               |
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/notification/NotificationScheduler.java b/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/notification/NotificationScheduler.java
index 3258e727badfb143cc52aeaf3938a1059ae857f9..2124ae3c4f6aec1a8970ec8c88416e68d7d11a9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/notification/NotificationScheduler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/notification/NotificationScheduler.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class NotificationScheduler {
      * <br/><br/>
      * Scheduling is handled with cron expression.
      */
-    @Scheduled(cron = "0 0 5 * * *")
+    @Scheduled(cron = "${naming.notify.schedule}")
     public void notifyAdministrators() {
         notifyAdministratorsForNames();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index aabb0d7ac08cf5ca62b44cfb82fb96cb25320ccf..2a346043b2753a0f242a0c883ab94002ac8dac7c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ logging.level.org.springframework.web=INFO
 logging.level.org.hibernate.SQL=INFO
 spring.http.log-request-details=true
 
-# mail
+# mail, notification
 #     administrator mail is comma-separated list of email addresses
+#     notification job scheduled at 5 am every day by default
+naming.notify.schedule=${NAMING_NOTIFY_SCHEDULE:0 0 5 * * *}
 naming.mail.administrator=${NAMING_MAIL_ADMINISTRATOR:}
 naming.mail.notification=${NAMING_MAIL_NOTIFICATION:false}
 naming.mail.from=${NAMING_MAIL_FROM:jboss@ess.eu}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/application.properties b/src/test/resources/application.properties
index cd149334ff4ea34f75a49619b02472dae6b28589..fc88cf5c9cc7b64b3582faaefa17e9e25a376990 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ logging.level.org.springframework.web=INFO
 logging.level.org.hibernate.SQL=INFO
 spring.http.log-request-details=true
 
-# mail
+# mail, notification
 #     administrator mail is comma-separated list of email addresses
+#     notification job scheduled at 5 am every day by default
+naming.notify.schedule=${NAMING_NOTIFY_SCHEDULE:0 0 5 * * *}
 naming.mail.administrator=${NAMING_MAIL_ADMINISTRATOR:}
 naming.mail.notification=${NAMING_MAIL_NOTIFICATION:false}
 naming.mail.from=${NAMING_MAIL_FROM:jboss@ess.eu}