diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/routes/__tests__/edit-backup.test.tsx b/app/client/modules/backups/routes/__tests__/edit-backup.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d46dd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/routes/__tests__/edit-backup.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+import { HttpResponse, http, server } from "~/test/msw/server";
+import { cleanup, render, screen, userEvent } from "~/test/test-utils";
+
+const navigateMock = vi.fn(async () => {});
+
+vi.mock("@tanstack/react-router", async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@tanstack/react-router")>();
+
+	return {
+		...actual,
+		useNavigate: (() => navigateMock) as typeof actual.useNavigate,
+	};
+});
+
+import { EditBackupPage } from "../edit-backup";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	navigateMock.mockClear();
+	cleanup();
+});
+
+test("submits the computed cron expression when saving a daily schedule", async () => {
+	const submittedBody = new Promise<Record<string, unknown>>((resolve) => {
+		server.use(
+			http.get("/api/v1/backups/:shortId", () => {
+				return HttpResponse.json({
+					shortId: "backup-1",
+					name: "Backup 1",
+					repository: { shortId: "repo-1", name: "Repo 1", type: "local" },
+					volume: {
+						id: "volume-1",
+						shortId: "vol-1",
+						name: "Volume 1",
+						config: { backend: "directory", path: "/mnt" },
+					},
+					cronExpression: "0 2 * * *",
+					retentionPolicy: null,
+					includePaths: ["/project"],
+					includePatterns: [],
+					excludePatterns: [],
+					excludeIfPresent: [],
+					oneFileSystem: false,
+					customResticParams: [],
+				});
+			}),
+			http.get("/api/v1/repositories", () => {
+				return HttpResponse.json([{ shortId: "repo-1", name: "Repo 1", type: "local" }]);
+			}),
+			http.get("/api/v1/volumes/:shortId/files", () => {
+				return HttpResponse.json({
+					files: [{ name: "project", path: "/project", type: "directory" }],
+					path: "/",
+					offset: 0,
+					limit: 100,
+					total: 1,
+					hasMore: false,
+				});
+			}),
+			http.patch("/api/v1/backups/:shortId", async ({ request }) => {
+				const body = (await request.json()) as Record<string, unknown>;
+				resolve(body);
+
+				return HttpResponse.json({
+					shortId: "backup-1",
+					volume: {
+						id: "volume-1",
+						shortId: "vol-1",
+						name: "Volume 1",
+						config: { backend: "directory", path: "/mnt" },
+					},
+					repository: { shortId: "repo-1", name: "Repo 1", type: "local" },
+					...body,
+				});
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
+	render(<EditBackupPage backupId="backup-1" />, { withSuspense: true });
+
+	await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Update schedule" }));
+
+	await expect(submittedBody).resolves.toMatchObject({
+		frequency: "daily",
+		cronExpression: "00 02 * * *",
+	});
+});
diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/routes/edit-backup.tsx b/app/client/modules/backups/routes/edit-backup.tsx
index 5ec2bf8e..8aae42c7 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/backups/routes/edit-backup.tsx
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/routes/edit-backup.tsx
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ export function EditBackupPage({ backupId }: { backupId: string }) {
 		updateSchedule.mutate({
 			path: { shortId: schedule.shortId },
 			body: {
+				...formValues,
 				cronExpression,
 				retentionPolicy: Object.keys(retentionPolicy).length > 0 ? retentionPolicy : undefined,
-				...formValues,
 			},
 		});
 	};