diff --git a/app/jobs/domain_set_delete_candidate_job.rb b/app/jobs/domain_set_delete_candidate_job.rb
index ffdf54277..cc6f3f255 100644
--- a/app/jobs/domain_set_delete_candidate_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/domain_set_delete_candidate_job.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ class DomainSetDeleteCandidateJob < Que::Job
     domain = Domain.find(domain_id)
     domain.statuses << DomainStatus::DELETE_CANDIDATE
     domain.save(validate: false)
-    DomainDeleteJob.enqueue(domain.id, run_at: rand(((24*60) - (DateTime.now.hour * 60))).minutes.from_now)
+    DomainDeleteJob.enqueue(domain.id, run_at: rand(((24*60) - (DateTime.now.hour * 60  + DateTime.now.minute))).minutes.from_now)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/domain_cron.rb b/app/models/domain_cron.rb
index d4e26f10a..24c0aac74 100644
--- a/app/models/domain_cron.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain_cron.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class DomainCron
         next unless domain.delete_candidateable?
         real += 1
         STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} DomainCron.start_delete_period: ##{domain.id} (#{domain.name})\n" unless Rails.env.test?
-        DomainSetDeleteCandidateJob.enqueue(domain.id, run_at: rand(((24*60) - (DateTime.now.hour * 60))).minutes.from_now) and marked += 1
+        DomainSetDeleteCandidateJob.enqueue(domain.id, run_at: rand(((24*60) - (DateTime.now.hour * 60  + DateTime.now.minute))).minutes.from_now) and marked += 1
       end
     ensure # the operator should see what was accomplished
       STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Finished setting schedule for delete_candidate -  #{marked} out of #{real} successfully added to Que schedule\n" unless Rails.env.test?
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class DomainCron
 
     c = 0
     Domain.where('force_delete_at <= ?', Time.zone.now).each do |x|
-      DomainDeleteJob.enqueue(x.id, run_at: rand(((24*60) - (DateTime.now.hour * 60))).minutes.from_now)
+      DomainDeleteJob.enqueue(x.id, run_at: rand(((24*60) - (DateTime.now.hour * 60  + DateTime.now.minute))).minutes.from_now)
       STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} DomainCron.destroy_delete_candidates: job added by force delete time ##{x.id} (#{x.name})\n" unless Rails.env.test?
       c += 1
     end