diff --git a/.github/workflows/links-fail-fast.yml b/.github/workflows/links-fail-fast.yml
index 989cf08..1f0e120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/links-fail-fast.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/links-fail-fast.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Link Checker
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1.5.1
         with:
+          args: --verbose --no-progress './**/*.md' './**/*.html' --timeout 60
           fail: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/links.yml b/.github/workflows/links.yml
index 19476c0..d624d52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/links.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   repository_dispatch:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "* * * * 0" # run every Sunday
+    - cron: "00 1 * * 0" # run at 01:00 on Sundays
 
 jobs:
   linkChecker:
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Link Checker
         id: lychee
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1.5.1
+        with:
+          args: --verbose --no-progress './**/*.md' './**/*.html' --timeout 60
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}