diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/create.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/create.ts
index a34cf0b8beb72..e3741a8d3c18a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/create.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/create.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ export default function createAlertTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
       expect(Date.parse(response.body.createdAt)).to.be.greaterThan(0);
       expect(Date.parse(response.body.updatedAt)).to.be.greaterThan(0);
-      expect(Date.parse(response.body.updatedAt)).to.be.greaterThan(
-        Date.parse(response.body.createdAt)
-      );
+      expect(Date.parse(response.body.updatedAt)).to.eql(Date.parse(response.body.createdAt));
 
       expect(typeof response.body.scheduledTaskId).to.be('string');
       const { _source: taskRecord } = await getScheduledTask(response.body.scheduledTaskId);