diff --git a/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/ConfigurationScheduler.java b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/ConfigurationScheduler.java
index 744ed24..e6291f9 100644
--- a/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/ConfigurationScheduler.java
+++ b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/ConfigurationScheduler.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ConfigurationScheduler extends AbstractLifeCycle {
             } catch(final Throwable ex) {
                 LOGGER.error("Error running command", ex);
             } finally {
-                Date fireDate = cronExpression.getNextInvalidTimeAfter(new Date());
+                Date fireDate = cronExpression.getNextValidTimeAfter(new Date());
                 final ScheduledFuture<?> future = schedule(this, nextFireInterval(fireDate), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                 scheduledFuture.reset(future, fireDate);
             }