diff --git a/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceGitGcE2E.java b/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceGitGcE2E.java
index 53b2687..32cf9e4 100644
--- a/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceGitGcE2E.java
+++ b/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceGitGcE2E.java
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.k8s.operator.network.IngressType;
 import com.google.gerrit.k8s.operator.test.AbstractGerritOperatorE2ETest;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.batch.v1.CronJob;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.batch.v1.Job;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class GerritMaintenanceGitGcE2E extends AbstractGerritOperatorE2ETest {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
-  static final String GITGC_SCHEDULE = "*/1 * * * *";
 
   @Test
   void testGitGcAllProjectsCreationAndDeletion() {
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@
             () -> {
               assertGerritMaintenanceCreation(gm.getMetadata().getName());
               assertGitGcCronJobCreation(gcCronJobName);
-              assertGitGcJobCreation(gcCronJobName);
             });
 
     logger.atInfo().log("Deleting test GitMaintenance object: %s", gm);
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@
     GerritMaintenance gm =
         GerritMaintenanceTestHelper.createGerritMaintenanceWithGitGcs(
             operator.getNamespace(), List.of(Set.of("All-Projects", "test")));
-
+    client.resource(gm).createOrReplace();
     logger.atInfo().log("Waiting max 2 minutes for GerritMaintenance to be created.");
     String gcCronJobName = gm.getSpec().getProjects().getGc().get(0).getName();
     await()
@@ -71,7 +68,6 @@
             () -> {
               assertGerritMaintenanceCreation(gm.getMetadata().getName());
               assertGitGcCronJobCreation(gcCronJobName);
-              assertGitGcJobCreation(gcCronJobName);
             });
 
     client.resource(gm).delete();
@@ -83,6 +79,7 @@
     GerritMaintenance gm =
         GerritMaintenanceTestHelper.createGerritMaintenanceWithGitGcs(
             operator.getNamespace(), List.of(Set.of(), selectedProjects));
+    client.resource(gm).createOrReplace();
     String gmName = gm.getMetadata().getName();
 
     logger.atInfo().log("Waiting max 2 minutes for GerritMaintenance to be created.");
@@ -199,13 +196,6 @@
             });
   }
 
-  private void assertGitGcJobCreation(String gitGcName) {
-    List<Job> jobRuns =
-        client.batch().v1().jobs().inNamespace(operator.getNamespace()).list().getItems();
-    assert (jobRuns.size() > 0);
-    assert (jobRuns.get(0).getMetadata().getName().startsWith(gitGcName));
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected IngressType getIngressType() {
     return IngressType.NONE;
diff --git a/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceTestHelper.java b/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceTestHelper.java
index 34a131f..82ea3bd 100644
--- a/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceTestHelper.java
+++ b/operator/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/maintenance/GerritMaintenanceTestHelper.java
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
 package com.google.gerrit.k8s.operator.maintenance;
 
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.k8s.operator.api.model.maintenance.GerritMaintenance;
 import com.google.gerrit.k8s.operator.api.model.maintenance.GerritMaintenanceSpec;
 import com.google.gerrit.k8s.operator.api.model.maintenance.GerritProjectsTasks;
@@ -24,6 +39,8 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
 
 public class GerritMaintenanceTestHelper {
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
+
   public static GerritMaintenance createGerritMaintenanceWithGitGcs(
       String namespace, List<Set<String>> projectSets) {
     GerritMaintenanceSpec spec = new GerritMaintenanceSpec();
@@ -31,6 +48,8 @@
     List<GitGcTask> gcTasks = new ArrayList<>();
     for (Set<String> projects : projectSets) {
       GitGcTask gitGc = new GitGcTask();
+      gitGc.setName(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10).toLowerCase());
+      gitGc.setSchedule("0 0 * * *");
       gitGc.setInclude(projects);
       gcTasks.add(gitGc);
     }
@@ -40,10 +59,11 @@
     GerritMaintenance gm = new GerritMaintenance();
     gm.setMetadata(
         new ObjectMetaBuilder()
-            .withName(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10))
+            .withName(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10).toLowerCase())
             .withNamespace(namespace)
             .build());
     gm.setSpec(spec);
+    logger.atInfo().log("Created GerritMaintenance: %s", gm);
     return gm;
   }
 }