diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/procedures/DumbRecurrenceGoal.java b/e2e-tests/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/procedures/DumbRecurrenceGoal.java
index 98d0687a10..7085d0f640 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/procedures/DumbRecurrenceGoal.java
+++ b/e2e-tests/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/procedures/DumbRecurrenceGoal.java
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.plan.EditablePlan;
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.Goal;
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.annotations.SchedulingProcedure;
+import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.plan.NewDirective;
+import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.timeline.payloads.activities.AnyDirective;
 import gov.nasa.jpl.aerie.merlin.protocol.types.Duration;
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.timeline.payloads.activities.DirectiveStart;
+import gov.nasa.jpl.aerie.merlin.protocol.types.SerializedValue;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -23,9 +26,12 @@ public void run(@NotNull final EditablePlan plan) {
     var currentTime = firstTime;
     for (var i = 0; i < quantity; i++) {
       plan.create(
-          "BiteBanana",
-          new DirectiveStart.Absolute(currentTime),
-          Map.of()
+          new NewDirective(
+              new AnyDirective(Map.of("biteSize", SerializedValue.of(1))),
+              "It's a bite banana activity",
+              "BiteBanana",
+              new DirectiveStart.Absolute(currentTime)
+          )
       );
       currentTime = currentTime.plus(step);
     }
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/EdslSchedulingTests.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/EdslSchedulingTests.java
index 1de7c611ec..f9e384ee1a 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/EdslSchedulingTests.java
+++ b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/EdslSchedulingTests.java
@@ -1000,20 +1000,5 @@ void schedulingIgnoreDisabledGoals() throws IOException {
       }
     }
   }
-    /**
-     * Run a spec with one procedure and make sure the activity names are saved to the database
-     */
-    @Test
-    void saveActivityName() throws IOException {
-      final var args = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("quantity", 2).build();
-      hasura.updateSchedulingSpecGoalArguments(procedureId.invocationId(), args);
 
-      final var resp = hasura.awaitScheduling(specId);
-
-      final var plan = hasura.getPlan(planId);
-      final var activities = plan.activityDirectives();
-
-      assertEquals(2, activities.size());
-      assertEquals("It's a bite banana activity", activities.getFirst().name());
-    }
 }
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/BasicTests.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/BasicTests.java
index 586e29a106..71fb6aae76 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/BasicTests.java
+++ b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/procedural/scheduling/BasicTests.java
@@ -147,4 +147,21 @@ void executeEDSLAndProcedure() throws IOException {
 
     assertEquals(52, activities.size());
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Run a spec with one procedure and make sure the activity names are saved to the database
+   */
+  @Test
+  void saveActivityName() throws IOException {
+    final var args = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("quantity", 2).build();
+    hasura.updateSchedulingSpecGoalArguments(procedureId.invocationId(), args);
+
+    hasura.awaitScheduling(specId);
+
+    final var plan = hasura.getPlan(planId);
+    final var activities = plan.activityDirectives();
+
+    assertEquals(2, activities.size());
+    assertEquals("It's a bite banana activity", activities.getFirst().name());
+  }
 }