diff --git a/scheduler/core/gocron_scheduler.go b/scheduler/core/gocron_scheduler.go
index c1abbfa12..15ca50f8c 100644
--- a/scheduler/core/gocron_scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler/core/gocron_scheduler.go
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ func (g *GoCronScheduler) AddFixedIntervalJob(ctx context.Context, job *GoCronJo
 	var jobFunc cron.TimedFuncJob
 	jobFunc = job.Run
 
-	g.cron.ScheduleTimedJob(cron.ConstantDelaySchedule{Delay: d}, jobFunc)
+	entryID := g.cron.ScheduleTimedJob(cron.ConstantDelaySchedule{Delay: d}, jobFunc)
+	// Update the enttry id in the job which is handle to be used for removal
+	job.entryID = entryID
 	logger.Infof(ctx, "successfully added the fixed rate schedule %s to the scheduler for schedule %+v",
 		job.nameOfSchedule, job.schedule)
 
diff --git a/scheduler/executor/executor_impl.go b/scheduler/executor/executor_impl.go
index f46dc3542..cc1705b3a 100644
--- a/scheduler/executor/executor_impl.go
+++ b/scheduler/executor/executor_impl.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (w *executor) Execute(ctx context.Context, scheduledTime time.Time, s model
 
 	literalsInputMap := map[string]*core.Literal{}
 	// Only add kickoff time input arg for cron based schedules
-	if len(s.CronExpression) > 0 {
+	if len(s.CronExpression) > 0 && len(s.KickoffTimeInputArg) > 0 {
 		literalsInputMap[s.KickoffTimeInputArg] = &core.Literal{
 			Value: &core.Literal_Scalar{
 				Scalar: &core.Scalar{
diff --git a/scheduler/executor/executor_impl_test.go b/scheduler/executor/executor_impl_test.go
index a1f653296..c84a6d527 100644
--- a/scheduler/executor/executor_impl_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/executor/executor_impl_test.go
@@ -28,20 +28,36 @@ func setupExecutor(scope string) Executor {
 func TestExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 	executor := setupExecutor("testExecutor1")
 	active := true
-	schedule := models.SchedulableEntity{
-		SchedulableEntityKey: models.SchedulableEntityKey{
-			Project: "project",
-			Domain:  "domain",
-			Name:    "cron_schedule",
-			Version: "v1",
-		},
-		CronExpression:      "*/1 * * * *",
-		KickoffTimeInputArg: "kickoff_time",
-		Active:              &active,
-	}
 	mockAdminClient.OnCreateExecutionMatch(context.Background(), mock.Anything).Return(&admin.ExecutionCreateResponse{}, nil)
-	err := executor.Execute(context.Background(), time.Now(), schedule)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	t.Run("kickoff_time_arg", func(t *testing.T) {
+		schedule := models.SchedulableEntity{
+			SchedulableEntityKey: models.SchedulableEntityKey{
+				Project: "project",
+				Domain:  "domain",
+				Name:    "cron_schedule",
+				Version: "v1",
+			},
+			CronExpression:      "*/1 * * * *",
+			KickoffTimeInputArg: "kickoff_time",
+			Active:              &active,
+		}
+		err := executor.Execute(context.Background(), time.Now(), schedule)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("without kickoff_time_arg", func(t *testing.T) {
+		schedule := models.SchedulableEntity{
+			SchedulableEntityKey: models.SchedulableEntityKey{
+				Project: "project",
+				Domain:  "domain",
+				Name:    "cron_schedule",
+				Version: "v1",
+			},
+			CronExpression: "*/1 * * * *",
+			Active:         &active,
+		}
+		err := executor.Execute(context.Background(), time.Now(), schedule)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestExecutorAlreadyExists(t *testing.T) {