diff --git a/lib/cloudtasker/cron/job.rb b/lib/cloudtasker/cron/job.rb
index 64911ce..918121b 100644
--- a/lib/cloudtasker/cron/job.rb
+++ b/lib/cloudtasker/cron/job.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def flag(state)
       # not lead to a new task getting scheduled).
       #
       def schedule!
-        return false unless cron_schedule && next_time
+        return false unless cron_schedule
 
         # Configure next cron worker
         next_worker = worker.new_instance.tap { |e| e.job_meta.set(key(:time_at), next_time.iso8601) }
diff --git a/lib/cloudtasker/cron/schedule.rb b/lib/cloudtasker/cron/schedule.rb
index e4be899..d08b1ee 100644
--- a/lib/cloudtasker/cron/schedule.rb
+++ b/lib/cloudtasker/cron/schedule.rb
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def to_h
       # @return [Fugit::Cron] The cron schedule.
       #
       def cron_schedule
-        @cron_schedule ||= Fugit::Cron.parse(cron)
+        @cron_schedule ||= Fugit::Cron.do_parse(cron)
       end
 
       #
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def worker_instance
       # @return [EtOrbi::EoTime] The time the schedule job should run next.
       #
       def next_time(*args)
-        cron_schedule&.next_time(*args)
+        cron_schedule.next_time(*args)
       end
 
       #
diff --git a/spec/cloudtasker/cron/job_spec.rb b/spec/cloudtasker/cron/job_spec.rb
index 36ed775..c75ae5d 100644
--- a/spec/cloudtasker/cron/job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cloudtasker/cron/job_spec.rb
@@ -223,13 +223,6 @@
       it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
     end
 
-    context 'with no next_time' do
-      before { allow(job).to receive(:next_time).and_return(nil) }
-
-      before { expect(next_worker).not_to receive(:schedule) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-    end
-
     context 'with cron_schedule' do
       before { expect(next_worker).to receive(:schedule).with(time_at: job.next_time).and_return(resp) }
       after { expect(next_worker.job_meta.get(job.key(:time_at))).to eq(job.next_time.iso8601) }
diff --git a/spec/cloudtasker/cron/schedule_spec.rb b/spec/cloudtasker/cron/schedule_spec.rb
index 7a342b9..1881689 100644
--- a/spec/cloudtasker/cron/schedule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cloudtasker/cron/schedule_spec.rb
@@ -299,9 +299,17 @@
   end
 
   describe '#cron_schedule' do
-    subject { schedule.cron_schedule }
+    subject(:cron_schedule) { schedule.cron_schedule }
 
-    it { is_expected.to eq(Fugit::Cron.parse(cron)) }
+    context 'with valid cron definition' do
+      it { is_expected.to eq(Fugit::Cron.parse(cron)) }
+    end
+
+    context 'with invalid cron definition' do
+      let(:cron) { 'random string' }
+
+      it { expect { cron_schedule }.to raise_error(ArgumentError) }
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#next_time' do
@@ -309,14 +317,7 @@
 
     let(:now) { Time.now }
 
-    context 'with cron_schedule' do
-      it { is_expected.to eq(schedule.cron_schedule.next_time(now)) }
-    end
-
-    context 'with nil cron_schedule' do
-      before { allow(schedule).to receive(:cron_schedule).and_return(nil) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_nil }
-    end
+    it { is_expected.to eq(schedule.cron_schedule.next_time(now)) }
   end
 
   describe '#assign_attributes' do