diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/10_basic.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/10_basic.yaml
index fd92854bfb2..1d2c6fb6bba 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/10_basic.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/10_basic.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
         id: "my_exe_watch"
         body:  > 
           {
-          "trigger" : {
-            "schedule" : { "cron" : "0 0/1 * * * ?" }
+            "trigger" : {
+              "schedule" : { "cron" : "0 0 0 1 * ? 2099" }
             },
             "input" : {
               "search" : {
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/20_empty_body.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/20_empty_body.yaml
index 7a381b08ad9..9ae883b487a 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/20_empty_body.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/execute_watch/20_empty_body.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
         id: "my_logging_watch"
         body:  > 
           {
-          "trigger" : {
-            "schedule" : { "cron" : "0 0/1 * * * ?" }
+            "trigger" : {
+              "schedule" : { "cron" : "0 0 0 1 * ? 2099" }
             },
             "input" : {
               "simple" : {