diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/management/commands/start_scheduler.py b/backend/server/adventures/management/commands/start_scheduler.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 95b9aa0..0000000
--- a/backend/server/adventures/management/commands/start_scheduler.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.db import connections
-from django.db.utils import OperationalError
-import time
-from adventures.scheduler import start_scheduler
-import logging
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    help = 'Starts the APScheduler'
-
-    def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        self.stdout.write('Waiting for database...')
-        db_conn = None
-        while not db_conn:
-            try:
-                db_conn = connections['default']
-            except OperationalError:
-                self.stdout.write('Database unavailable, waiting 1 second...')
-                time.sleep(1)
-
-        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Database available!'))
-        
-        start_scheduler()
-        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Scheduler started successfully'))
-
-        # Keep the command running
-        while True:
-            time.sleep(60)
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diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py b/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py
index 2d1fcbd..7795d49 100644
--- a/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ def start_scheduler():
     scheduler.add_job(
         run_worldtravel_seed,
         trigger="interval",
-        minutes=3,
+        hours=24,
         id="worldtravel_seed",
         max_instances=1,
         replace_existing=True,
     )
 
     logger.info("Starting scheduler...")
-    scheduler.start()
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+    scheduler.start()
+    return scheduler
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