diff --git a/.github/workflows/quali.yml b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
index bb804402d..78669d8a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quali.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ on:
         default: ""
         description: "Use an existing cloud controller, e.g. like qa01 instead of dynamic one"
   schedule:
-    - cron: "30 20 * * 0-4"
+    - cron: "30 20 * * 0-5"
 
 jobs:
   # Set vars
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           echo ::set-output name=openwifi::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.openwifi_revision || 'main' }}")
           echo ::set-output name=ap_version::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.ap_version || 'next-latest' }}")
           echo ::set-output name=marker_expression::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.marker_expression || 'uc_sanity' }}")
-          echo ::set-output name=existing_controller::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.existing_controller || '' }}")
+          echo ::set-output name=existing_controller::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.existing_controller || 'qa01' }}")
 
           AP_MODELS="${{ github.event.inputs.ap_models || 'edgecore_eap102_1,hfcl_ion4xe,edgecore_eap101,tp-link_ec420-g1,edgecore_ecw5211,cig_wf188n,edgecore_eap102_2,cig_wf194c,hfcl_ion4,indio_um-305ac,hfcl_ion4xi,udaya_a5-id2' }}"
           AP_MODELS=$(echo $AP_MODELS | sed "s/,/\",\"/g" | sed 's/^/[\"/g' | sed 's/$/\"]/g')