diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index 72e10ab9..ca57e28d 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func TestExecutionSecond(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExecutionSeconds(t *testing.T) {
 	sched := NewScheduler(time.UTC)
 	jobDone := make(chan bool)
-	executionTimes := make([]int64, 0, 2)
-	numberOfIterations := 20
+	var executionTimes []int64
+	numberOfIterations := 2
 
 	sched.Every(2).Seconds().Do(func() {
 		executionTimes = append(executionTimes, time.Now().Unix())