diff --git a/spec/acceptance/10_basic_watcher_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/10_basic_watcher_spec.rb
index 86a6b4b..1793ac5 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/10_basic_watcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/10_basic_watcher_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ describe 'basic watcher' do
     describe port(9322) do
       it { is_expected.to be_listening }
     end
-  end
 
+    describe cron do
+      it { is_expected.to have_entry('1 0 * * * watcher-db-manage purge -d 30 >>/var/log/watcher/watcher-rowsflush.log 2>&1').with_user('watcher') }
+    end
+  end
 end