diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-test-web-api/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/ProgramStageControllerTest.java b/dhis-2/dhis-test-web-api/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/ProgramStageControllerTest.java
index 23cdd018cd8..a80743306a6 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-test-web-api/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/ProgramStageControllerTest.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-test-web-api/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/ProgramStageControllerTest.java
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ void shouldSuccessfullyPatchNextScheduledDateField() {
             .content(HttpStatus.OK)
             .as(JsonWebMessage.class);
     assertEquals("OK", message.getStatus());
+    JsonObject programStage = GET("/programStages/{id}", programStageId).content();
+    assertEquals(
+        dataElement.getUid(), programStage.getObject("nextScheduleDate").getString("id").string());
   }
 
   @Test