diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/tasks-schedule.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/tasks-schedule.spec.ts
index 2839ca98525c1f..ea8b6dc8be23bc 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/tasks-schedule.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/tasks-schedule.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function createMockTask(id: string): Task {
       project,
       target,
     },
+    outputs: [],
     overrides: {},
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts
index 3c3109bacfed63..438cbf0f365307 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
             task.target,
             task.overrides,
             getNode({
-              outputs: ['dist'],
+              outputs: ['{workspaceRoot}/dist'],
             })
           )
         ).toEqual(['dist']);
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
             task.target,
             task.overrides,
             getNode({
-              outputs: ['dist/{projectRoot}'],
+              outputs: ['{workspaceRoot}/dist/{projectRoot}'],
             })
           )
         ).toEqual(['dist/myapp']);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
             task.target,
             task.overrides,
             getNode({
-              outputs: ['./sub'],
+              outputs: ['{projectRoot}/sub'],
             })
           )
         ).toEqual(['myapp/sub']);
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
             task.target,
             task.overrides,
             getNode({
-              outputs: ['/dist'],
+              outputs: ['{workspaceRoot}/dist'],
             })
           )
         ).toEqual(['dist']);