diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/scheduler/lib/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/scheduler/lib/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts
index 0c9219e98e..3e0782d4a3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/scheduler/lib/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/scheduler/lib/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts
@@ -347,9 +347,7 @@ describe('PluginTaskManagerImpl', () => {
       expect(parseDuration({ milliseconds: 5000 })).toEqual('PT5S');
       expect(parseDuration(Duration.fromMillis(5000))).toEqual('PT5S');
       expect(parseDuration({ cron: '1 * * * *' })).toEqual('1 * * * *');
-      expect(parseDuration({ trigger: 'manual' })).toEqual({
-        trigger: 'manual',
-      });
+      expect(parseDuration({ trigger: 'manual' })).toEqual('manual');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts
index 77965632e9..eca899098f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.test.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ describe('PluginTaskManagerImpl', () => {
       expect(parseDuration({ milliseconds: 5000 })).toEqual('PT5S');
       expect(parseDuration(Duration.fromMillis(5000))).toEqual('PT5S');
       expect(parseDuration({ cron: '1 * * * *' })).toEqual('1 * * * *');
+      expect(parseDuration({ trigger: 'manual' })).toEqual('manual');
     });
   });
 });