diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/preview/pipelinejobschedule/pipeline_job_schedules.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/preview/pipelinejobschedule/pipeline_job_schedules.py
index 8c7defd3bf..008d32ab84 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/preview/pipelinejobschedule/pipeline_job_schedules.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/preview/pipelinejobschedule/pipeline_job_schedules.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def __init__(
             "parent": self._parent,
             "pipeline_job": {
                 "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_job.pipeline_spec},
+                "pipeline_spec": pipeline_job.pipeline_spec,
             },
         }
         pipeline_job_schedule_args = {
diff --git a/tests/system/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedule.py b/tests/system/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedule.py
index 27df27316f..400938060d 100644
--- a/tests/system/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedule.py
+++ b/tests/system/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedule.py
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
 #
 
 from google.cloud import aiplatform
-from google.cloud.aiplatform.compat.types import schedule_v1beta1 as gca_schedule
-from google.cloud.aiplatform.preview.pipelinejobschedule import pipeline_job_schedules
+from google.cloud.aiplatform.compat.types import (
+    schedule_v1beta1 as gca_schedule,
+)
+from google.cloud.aiplatform.preview.pipelinejobschedule import (
+    pipeline_job_schedules,
+)
 from tests.system.aiplatform import e2e_base
 
 from kfp import components
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ def training_pipeline(number_of_epochs: int = 2):
         compiler.Compiler().compile(
             pipeline_func=training_pipeline,
             package_path=ir_file,
-            pipeline_name="training-pipeline",
+            pipeline_name="system-test-training-pipeline",
         )
         job = aiplatform.PipelineJob(
             template_path=ir_file,
@@ -72,14 +76,19 @@ def training_pipeline(number_of_epochs: int = 2):
             pipeline_job=job, display_name="pipeline_job_schedule_display_name"
         )
 
-        pipeline_job_schedule.create(cron_expression="*/2 * * * *", max_run_count=2)
+        max_run_count = 2
+        pipeline_job_schedule.create(
+            cron_expression="*/5 * * * *",
+            max_run_count=max_run_count,
+            max_concurrent_run_count=2,
+        )
 
         shared_state.setdefault("resources", []).append(pipeline_job_schedule)
 
         pipeline_job_schedule.pause()
         assert pipeline_job_schedule.state == gca_schedule.Schedule.State.PAUSED
 
-        pipeline_job_schedule.resume()
+        pipeline_job_schedule.resume(catch_up=True)
         assert pipeline_job_schedule.state == gca_schedule.Schedule.State.ACTIVE
 
         pipeline_job_schedule.wait()
@@ -87,6 +96,8 @@ def training_pipeline(number_of_epochs: int = 2):
         list_jobs_with_read_mask = pipeline_job_schedule.list_jobs(
             enable_simple_view=True
         )
+        assert len(list_jobs_with_read_mask) == max_run_count
+
         list_jobs_without_read_mask = pipeline_job_schedule.list_jobs()
 
         # enable_simple_view=True should apply the `read_mask` filter to limit PipelineJob fields returned
diff --git a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedules.py b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedules.py
index 85368aab1f..95029bad79 100644
--- a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedules.py
+++ b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_pipeline_job_schedules.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from importlib import reload
 import json
+from typing import Any, Dict
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from urllib import request
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 import pytest
 import yaml
 
+from google.protobuf import struct_pb2
 from google.protobuf import json_format
 
 _TEST_PROJECT = "test-project"
@@ -405,6 +407,12 @@ def mock_request_urlopen(job_spec):
         yield mock_urlopen
 
 
+def dict_to_struct(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> struct_pb2.Struct:
+    s = struct_pb2.Struct()
+    s.update(d)
+    return s
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("google_auth_mock")
 class TestPipelineJobSchedule:
     def setup_method(self):
@@ -481,7 +489,7 @@ def test_call_schedule_service_create(
                 "parent": _TEST_PARENT,
                 "pipeline_job": {
                     "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                    "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_spec},
+                    "pipeline_spec": dict_to_struct(pipeline_spec),
                     "service_account": _TEST_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
                     "network": _TEST_NETWORK,
                 },
@@ -565,7 +573,7 @@ def test_call_schedule_service_create_with_different_timezone(
                 "parent": _TEST_PARENT,
                 "pipeline_job": {
                     "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                    "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_spec},
+                    "pipeline_spec": dict_to_struct(pipeline_spec),
                     "service_account": _TEST_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
                     "network": _TEST_NETWORK,
                 },
@@ -647,7 +655,7 @@ def test_call_schedule_service_create_artifact_registry(
                 "parent": _TEST_PARENT,
                 "pipeline_job": {
                     "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                    "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_spec},
+                    "pipeline_spec": dict_to_struct(pipeline_spec),
                     "service_account": _TEST_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
                     "network": _TEST_NETWORK,
                 },
@@ -729,7 +737,7 @@ def test_call_schedule_service_create_https(
                 "parent": _TEST_PARENT,
                 "pipeline_job": {
                     "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                    "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_spec},
+                    "pipeline_spec": dict_to_struct(pipeline_spec),
                     "service_account": _TEST_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
                     "network": _TEST_NETWORK,
                 },
@@ -810,7 +818,7 @@ def test_call_schedule_service_create_with_timeout(
                 "parent": _TEST_PARENT,
                 "pipeline_job": {
                     "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                    "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_spec},
+                    "pipeline_spec": dict_to_struct(pipeline_spec),
                     "service_account": _TEST_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
                     "network": _TEST_NETWORK,
                 },
@@ -890,7 +898,7 @@ def test_call_schedule_service_create_with_timeout_not_explicitly_set(
                 "parent": _TEST_PARENT,
                 "pipeline_job": {
                     "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                    "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_spec},
+                    "pipeline_spec": dict_to_struct(pipeline_spec),
                     "service_account": _TEST_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
                     "network": _TEST_NETWORK,
                 },
@@ -958,7 +966,7 @@ def test_call_pipeline_job_create_schedule(
                 "parent": _TEST_PARENT,
                 "pipeline_job": {
                     "runtime_config": runtime_config,
-                    "pipeline_spec": {"fields": pipeline_spec},
+                    "pipeline_spec": dict_to_struct(pipeline_spec),
                     "service_account": _TEST_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
                     "network": _TEST_NETWORK,
                 },