diff --git a/systemd/bootc-fetch-apply-updates.timer b/systemd/bootc-fetch-apply-updates.timer
index 4ad60cbbc..4ebb66362 100644
--- a/systemd/bootc-fetch-apply-updates.timer
+++ b/systemd/bootc-fetch-apply-updates.timer
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ ConditionPathExists=/run/ostree-booted
 OnBootSec=1h
 # This time is relatively arbitrary and obviously expected to be overridden/changed
 OnUnitInactiveSec=8h
+# When deploying a large number of systems, it may be beneficial to increase this value to help with load on the registry.
+RandomizedDelaySec=2h
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=timers.target