diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete_images.yaml b/.github/workflows/delete_images.yaml
index c8f0b4358..ddc9ac74a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete_images.yaml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ name: Delete old container images
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * 2"  # runs every Tuesday
+    - cron: "*/5 * * * *" 
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - ghcr-clean
 
 jobs:
   clean-ghcr:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index 03d8f18ac..1fe319986 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
+name: Close stale issues and PRs
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+    - cron: "*/5 * * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - ghcr-clean
 
 jobs:
   stale: