diff --git a/packages/telescope-newsletter/i18n/en.i18n.json b/packages/telescope-newsletter/i18n/en.i18n.json
index a42db8e84..73bf1072a 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-newsletter/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/telescope-newsletter/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "mailChimpListId": "MailChimp List ID",
   "postsPerNewsletter": "Posts per Newsletter",
   "newsletterFrequency": "Newsletter Frequency",
+  "newsletterTime": "Newsletter Time",
   "enableNewsletter": "Enable Newsletter",
   "autoSubscribe": "Auto Subscribe"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js
index c831a267e..2e5c0b22d 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ campaignSchema = new SimpleSchema({
   posts: {
     type: [String],
     optional: true
-  }, 
+  },
   webHits: {
     type: Number,
     optional: true
-  }, 
+  },
 });
 
 Campaigns = new Meteor.Collection("campaigns", {
@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@ var newsletterFrequency = {
 }
 addToSettingsSchema.push(newsletterFrequency);
 
+var newsletterTime = {
+  propertyName: 'newsletterTime',
+  propertySchema: {
+    type: String,
+    optional: true,
+    defaultValue: '00:00',
+    autoform: {
+      group: 'newsletter',
+      instructions: 'Defaults to 00:00/12:00 AM. Time to send out newsletter if enabled.',
+      type: 'time'
+    }
+  }
+}
+addToSettingsSchema.push(newsletterTime);
+
 var autoSubscribe = {
   propertyName: 'autoSubscribe',
   propertySchema: {
@@ -160,9 +175,9 @@ viewParameters.campaign = function (terms) {
     find: {
       scheduledAt: {$exists: false},
       postedAt: {
-        $gte: terms.after 
+        $gte: terms.after
       }
-    }, 
+    },
     options: {sort: {sticky: -1, score: -1}}
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js
index a3ef7cdb5..b438e336e 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 SyncedCron.options = {
   log: false,
   collectionName: 'cronHistory',
-  utc: false, 
+  utc: false,
   collectionTTL: 172800
 }
 
-Later = Npm.require('later');
-
 defaultFrequency = 7; // once a week
+defaultTime = '00:00';
 
-getSchedule = function (parser) {
+var getSchedule = function (parser) {
   var frequency = getSetting('newsletterFrequency', defaultFrequency);
+  var recur = parser.recur();
+  var schedule;
   switch (frequency) {
     case 1: // every day
-    // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [1,2,3,4,5,6,0]}]};
-    return parser.recur().on(1,2,3,4,5,6,0).dayOfWeek();
+      // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [1,2,3,4,5,6,0]}]};
+      schedule = recur.on(1,2,3,4,5,6,0).dayOfWeek();
 
     case 2: // Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
-    // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [2,4,6]}]};
-    return parser.recur().on(2,4,6).dayOfWeek();
+      // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [2,4,6]}]};
+      schedule = recur.on(2,4,6).dayOfWeek();
 
     case 3: // Mondays, Thursdays
-    // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [2,5]}]};
-    return parser.recur().on(2,5).dayOfWeek();
+      // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [2,5]}]};
+      schedule = recur.on(2,5).dayOfWeek();
 
     case 7: // Once a week (Mondays)
-    // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [2]}]};
-    return parser.recur().on(2).dayOfWeek();
+      // sched = {schedules: [{dw: [2]}]};
+      schedule = recur.on(2).dayOfWeek();
 
     default: // Once a week (Mondays)
-    return parser.recur().on(2).dayOfWeek();
-  }  
+      schedule = recur.on(2).dayOfWeek();
+  }
+  return schedule.on(getSetting('newsletterTime', defaultTime)).time();
 }
 
 Meteor.methods({
@@ -41,18 +43,13 @@ Meteor.methods({
   }
 });
 
-resetNewsletterJob = function () {
-  SyncedCron.stop();
-  addJob();
-}
-
 var addJob = function () {
   SyncedCron.add({
     name: 'scheduleNewsletter',
     schedule: function(parser) {
       // parser is a later.parse object
       return getSchedule(parser);
-    }, 
+    },
     job: function() {
       scheduleNextCampaign();
     }
diff --git a/packages/telescope-newsletter/package.js b/packages/telescope-newsletter/package.js
index 56f88525f..44bc765df 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-newsletter/package.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-newsletter/package.js
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ Package.describe({
 });
 
 Npm.depends({
-  "html-to-text": "0.1.0",
-  "later": "1.1.6"
+  "html-to-text": "0.1.0"
 });
 
 Package.onUse(function (api) {
 
   api.use([
-    'telescope-lib', 
-    'telescope-base', 
+    'telescope-lib',
+    'telescope-base',
     'aldeed:simple-schema',
     'iron:router',
     'miro:mailchimp',
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
   api.add_files([
     'lib/server/campaign.js',
     'lib/server/cron.js',
-    'lib/server/mailchimp.js',    
+    'lib/server/mailchimp.js',
     'lib/server/routes.js',
     'lib/server/templates/emailDigest.handlebars',
     'lib/server/templates/emailDigestConfirmation.handlebars',
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
     "i18n/it.i18n.json",
     "i18n/zh-CN.i18n.json",
   ], ["client", "server"]);
-    
+
   api.export([
     'resetNewsletterSchedule'
   ]);