diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 48021ff..65c7e8f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/bringg/jenkins-autoscaler
 go 1.22
 
 require (
-	github.com/adhocore/gronx v1.1.2
+	github.com/adhocore/gronx v1.8.1
 	github.com/adrg/xdg v0.4.0
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.30.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.27.24
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1ffb8b0..7f02e3b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.2.0 h1:vDfG60vDtIuf0MEOhmLlLLSzqaRM8EMcgJP
 github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:CIzddKRvLBC4Au5aYP/i3nyaWQ+ClszLIuVocRiCYFQ=
 github.com/Shareed2k/gojenkins v0.0.0-20230110213508-e358f2d2548d h1:2oBcduxg8lQKNlfLgaxUQgnnIX96QfXUL27P1R3ZiIU=
 github.com/Shareed2k/gojenkins v0.0.0-20230110213508-e358f2d2548d/go.mod h1:kfW4UFryDa6Jy2d+U3dfZEG9SvwUE9mpkWDWnTE+74g=
-github.com/adhocore/gronx v1.1.2 h1:Hgm+d8SyGtn+rCoDkxZq3nLNFLLkzRGR7L2ziRRD1w8=
-github.com/adhocore/gronx v1.1.2/go.mod h1:7oUY1WAU8rEJWmAxXR2DN0JaO4gi9khSgKjiRypqteg=
+github.com/adhocore/gronx v1.8.1 h1:F2mLTG5sB11z7vplwD4iydz3YCEjstSfYmCrdSm3t6A=
+github.com/adhocore/gronx v1.8.1/go.mod h1:7oUY1WAU8rEJWmAxXR2DN0JaO4gi9khSgKjiRypqteg=
 github.com/adrg/xdg v0.4.0 h1:RzRqFcjH4nE5C6oTAxhBtoE2IRyjBSa62SCbyPidvls=
 github.com/adrg/xdg v0.4.0/go.mod h1:N6ag73EX4wyxeaoeHctc1mas01KZgsj5tYiAIwqJE/E=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.2.2 h1:Z/iVC0xZfWTaFNE6bA3z07T86hd45Xe2eLt6WVy2bbk=
diff --git a/pkg/scaler/scaler.go b/pkg/scaler/scaler.go
index 2aba4d0..fa89cab 100644
--- a/pkg/scaler/scaler.go
+++ b/pkg/scaler/scaler.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type (
 		lastScaleDown time.Time
 		lastScaleUp   time.Time
 		logger        *log.Entry
-		schedule      gronx.Gronx
+		schedule      *gronx.Gronx
 		metrics       *Metrics
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scaler/scaler_test.go b/pkg/scaler/scaler_test.go
index 0e27d2f..52750b6 100644
--- a/pkg/scaler/scaler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scaler/scaler_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	jclient "github.com/bringg/jenkins-autoscaler/pkg/scaler/client"
 	mock_backend "github.com/bringg/jenkins-autoscaler/pkg/testing/mocks/backend"
 	mock_client "github.com/bringg/jenkins-autoscaler/pkg/testing/mocks/scaler"
+	schedule_test "github.com/bringg/jenkins-autoscaler/pkg/testing/mocks/schedule"
 )
 
 var _ = g.Describe("Scaler", func() {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ var _ = g.Describe("Scaler", func() {
 			scal, err = New(cfg, bk, logger, metrics)
 			o.Expect(err).To(o.Not(o.HaveOccurred()))
 			scal.client = client
+			scal.schedule = &gronx.Gronx{C: schedule_test.NewFakeSegmentChecker()}
 		})
 
 		g.AfterEach(func() {
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ var _ = g.Describe("Scaler", func() {
 						ScaleDownGracePeriodDuringWorkingHours: fs.Duration(time.Minute * 1),
 						WorkingHoursCronExpressions:            "* * * * *",
 					},
-					schedule: gronx.New(),
+					schedule: &gronx.Gronx{C: schedule_test.NewFakeSegmentChecker()},
 					logger:   logrus.NewEntry(logger),
 				}
 			})
@@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ var _ = g.Describe("Scaler", func() {
 			scal := Scaler{
 				logger:   logrus.NewEntry(logger),
 				opt:      opt,
-				schedule: gronx.New(),
+				schedule: &gronx.Gronx{C: schedule_test.NewFakeSegmentChecker()},
 			}
 
 			o.Expect(scal.isMinimumNodes(MakeFakeNodes(numNodes))).To(o.Equal(result))
diff --git a/pkg/testing/mocks/schedule/checker.go b/pkg/testing/mocks/schedule/checker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..240998d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/testing/mocks/schedule/checker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package schedule
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/adhocore/gronx"
+)
+
+type FakeSegmentChecker struct {
+	checker gronx.Checker
+}
+
+func NewFakeSegmentChecker() *FakeSegmentChecker {
+	checker := &gronx.SegmentChecker{}
+	checker.SetRef(time.Date(2024, time.July, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+
+	return &FakeSegmentChecker{checker}
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSegmentChecker) GetRef() time.Time {
+	return c.checker.GetRef()
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSegmentChecker) SetRef(_ time.Time) {}
+
+func (c *FakeSegmentChecker) CheckDue(segment string, pos int) (due bool, err error) {
+	return c.checker.CheckDue(segment, pos)
+}