diff --git a/keyserver/src/cron/cron.js b/keyserver/src/cron/cron.js
--- a/keyserver/src/cron/cron.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/cron/cron.js
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@
 import { deleteUnassignedUploads } from '../deleters/upload-deleters.js';
 import { fetchCallUpdateOlmAccount } from '../updaters/olm-account-updater.js';
 import { validateAndUploadAccountPrekeys } from '../utils/olm-utils.js';
-import { isPrimaryNode } from '../utils/primary-secondary-utils.js';
+import {
+  isPrimaryNode,
+  isAuxiliaryNode,
+} from '../utils/primary-secondary-utils.js';
 import { synchronizeInviteLinksWithBlobs } from '../utils/synchronize-invite-links-with-blobs.js';
 
+const { RUN_COMM_TEAM_DEV_SCRIPTS } = process.env;
+
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
   schedule.scheduleJob(
     '0 3 ? * 0', // every Sunday at 3:00 AM in the keyserver's timezone
@@ -73,12 +78,16 @@
       },
     );
     schedule.scheduleJob(
-      '0 */4 * * *', // every four hours
+      '0 5 * * *', // every day at 5:00 AM in the keyserver's timezone
       async () => {
         try {
-          await backupDB();
+          await updateIdentityReservedUsernames();
         } catch (e) {
-          console.warn('encountered error while trying to backup database', e);
+          console.warn(
+            'encountered error while trying to update reserved usernames on ' +
+              'identity service',
+            e,
+          );
         }
       },
     );
@@ -86,74 +95,68 @@
       '0 0 * * *', // every day at midnight in the keyserver's timezone
       async () => {
         try {
-          if (process.env.RUN_COMM_TEAM_DEV_SCRIPTS) {
-            // This is a job that the Comm internal team uses
-            await createDailyUpdatesThread();
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.warn(
-            'encountered error while trying to create daily updates thread',
-            e,
+          await fetchCallUpdateOlmAccount(
+            'content',
+            (contentAccount: OlmAccount) =>
+              fetchCallUpdateOlmAccount(
+                'notifications',
+                (notifAccount: OlmAccount) =>
+                  validateAndUploadAccountPrekeys(contentAccount, notifAccount),
+              ),
           );
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.warn('encountered error while trying to validate prekeys', e);
         }
       },
     );
     schedule.scheduleJob(
-      '0 0 8 * *', // 8th of every month at midnight in the keyserver's timezone
+      '0 2 * * *', // every day at 2:00 AM in the keyserver's timezone
       async () => {
         try {
-          if (process.env.RUN_COMM_TEAM_DEV_SCRIPTS) {
-            // This is a job that the Comm internal team uses
-            await postLeaderboard();
-          }
+          await synchronizeInviteLinksWithBlobs();
         } catch (e) {
           console.warn(
-            'encountered error while trying to post Phabricator leaderboard',
+            'encountered an error while trying to synchronize invite links with blobs',
             e,
           );
         }
       },
     );
+  }
+  if (isPrimaryNode || isAuxiliaryNode) {
     schedule.scheduleJob(
-      '0 5 * * *', // every day at 5:00 AM in the keyserver's timezone
+      '0 */4 * * *', // every four hours
       async () => {
         try {
-          await updateIdentityReservedUsernames();
+          await backupDB();
         } catch (e) {
-          console.warn(
-            'encountered error while trying to update reserved usernames on ' +
-              'identity service',
-            e,
-          );
+          console.warn('encountered error while trying to backup database', e);
         }
       },
     );
+  }
+  if (RUN_COMM_TEAM_DEV_SCRIPTS && (isPrimaryNode || isAuxiliaryNode)) {
     schedule.scheduleJob(
       '0 0 * * *', // every day at midnight in the keyserver's timezone
       async () => {
         try {
-          await fetchCallUpdateOlmAccount(
-            'content',
-            (contentAccount: OlmAccount) =>
-              fetchCallUpdateOlmAccount(
-                'notifications',
-                (notifAccount: OlmAccount) =>
-                  validateAndUploadAccountPrekeys(contentAccount, notifAccount),
-              ),
-          );
+          await createDailyUpdatesThread();
         } catch (e) {
-          console.warn('encountered error while trying to validate prekeys', e);
+          console.warn(
+            'encountered error while trying to create daily updates thread',
+            e,
+          );
         }
       },
     );
     schedule.scheduleJob(
-      '0 2 * * *', // every day at 2:00 AM in the keyserver's timezone
+      '0 0 8 * *', // 8th of every month at midnight in the keyserver's timezone
       async () => {
         try {
-          await synchronizeInviteLinksWithBlobs();
+          await postLeaderboard();
         } catch (e) {
           console.warn(
-            'encountered an error while trying to synchronize invite links with blobs',
+            'encountered error while trying to post Phabricator leaderboard',
             e,
           );
         }
diff --git a/keyserver/src/utils/primary-secondary-utils.js b/keyserver/src/utils/primary-secondary-utils.js
--- a/keyserver/src/utils/primary-secondary-utils.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/utils/primary-secondary-utils.js
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@
 export const isSecondaryNode: boolean = process.env.COMM_NODE_ROLE
   ? process.env.COMM_NODE_ROLE === 'secondary'
   : false;
+
+export const isAuxiliaryNode: boolean = process.env.COMM_NODE_ROLE
+  ? process.env.COMM_NODE_ROLE === 'auxiliary'
+  : false;