diff --git a/app/models/recipient_schedule.rb b/app/models/recipient_schedule.rb
index 6e880cf3..3da952e1 100644
--- a/app/models/recipient_schedule.rb
+++ b/app/models/recipient_schedule.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ class RecipientSchedule < ApplicationRecord
 
   def self.create_for_recipient(recipient_or_recipient_id, schedule, next_attempt_at=nil)
     if next_attempt_at.nil?
-      next_attempt_at = next_valid_attempt_time
+      next_attempt_at = Time.at(schedule.start_date.to_time.to_i + (60 * schedule.time))
+      next_attempt_at += 1.day while next_attempt_at.on_weekend?
     end
 
     question_ids = schedule.question_list.question_ids.split(/,/)
diff --git a/db/migrate/20170306145359_create_schedules.rb b/db/migrate/20170306145359_create_schedules.rb
index afa6a5f7..337d339b 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20170306145359_create_schedules.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20170306145359_create_schedules.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class CreateSchedules < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
       t.references :school, foreign_key: true
       t.string :name
       t.text :description
-      t.integer :frequency_hours
+      t.integer :frequency_hours, default: 24
       t.date :start_date
       t.date :end_date
       t.boolean :active, default: true
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 92f50695..aaa5d361 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170418173141) do
     t.integer  "school_id"
     t.string   "name"
     t.text     "description"
-    t.integer  "frequency_hours"
+    t.integer  "frequency_hours",   default: 24
     t.date     "start_date"
     t.date     "end_date"
     t.boolean  "active",            default: true