diff --git a/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py b/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py
index 0320d2fccbd5..ec8be4063131 100644
--- a/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py
@@ -3319,7 +3319,7 @@ class TestRunJobWakeGate:
         import cron.scheduler as scheduler
 
         call_count = 0
-        def _script_stub(path):
+        def _script_stub(path, workdir=None, **kwargs):
             nonlocal call_count
             call_count += 1
             return (True, "regular output")