diff --git a/clusters/prod/management/infra-values.yaml b/clusters/prod/management/infra-values.yaml
index 923263fd..c0ec06f8 100644
--- a/clusters/prod/management/infra-values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/prod/management/infra-values.yaml
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@ stfc-cloud-openstack-cluster:
                     - hosts:
                         - alertmanager.prod-mgmt.nubes.stfc.ac.uk
                       secretName: tls-keypair
+      etcdDefrag:
+        release:
+          values:
+            schedule: 11 08 * * * # smearing the time for defrag job 11:08am daily  
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diff --git a/clusters/prod/worker/infra-values.yaml b/clusters/prod/worker/infra-values.yaml
index efcfd2e0..ba118ac2 100644
--- a/clusters/prod/worker/infra-values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/prod/worker/infra-values.yaml
@@ -65,3 +65,7 @@ stfc-cloud-openstack-cluster:
                     - hosts:
                         - alertmanager.prod-worker.nubes.stfc.ac.uk
                       secretName: tls-keypair
+      etcdDefrag:
+        release:
+          values:
+            schedule: 11 12 * * * # smearing the time for defrag job 11:12am daily  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/clusters/staging/management/infra-values.yaml b/clusters/staging/management/infra-values.yaml
index a6ce54cc..ddef63f6 100644
--- a/clusters/staging/management/infra-values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/staging/management/infra-values.yaml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ stfc-cloud-openstack-cluster:
                     - hosts:
                         - alertmanager.staging-mgmt.nubes.stfc.ac.uk
                       secretName: tls-keypair
+      etcdDefrag:
+        release:
+          values:
+            schedule: 10 08 * * * # smearing the time for defrag job 10:08am daily  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/clusters/staging/worker/infra-values.yaml b/clusters/staging/worker/infra-values.yaml
index df7dc3ae..3893f20e 100644
--- a/clusters/staging/worker/infra-values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/staging/worker/infra-values.yaml
@@ -87,3 +87,7 @@ stfc-cloud-openstack-cluster:
                     - hosts:
                         - alertmanager.staging-worker.nubes.stfc.ac.uk
                       secretName: tls-keypair
+      etcdDefrag:
+        release:
+          values:
+            schedule: 10 12 * * * # smearing the time for defrag job 10:12am daily  
\ No newline at end of file