diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_scheduler.yaml b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_scheduler.yaml
index d59246e8512..64abf90a62f 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_scheduler.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/start_stop_scheduler.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ setup:
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: airline-data
+        body:
+          mappings:
+            response:
+              properties:
+                time:
+                  type: date
 
   - do:
       xpack.ml.put_job: