diff --git a/src/tests/bug.annual.t b/src/tests/bug.annual.t
index 4ccd41f19..659b8d5e4 100755
--- a/src/tests/bug.annual.t
+++ b/src/tests/bug.annual.t
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'annual.rc')
 
 qx{../task rc:annual.rc add foo due:1/1/2000 recur:annual until:1/1/2009};
 my $output = qx{../task rc:annual.rc list};
-like ($output, qr/2\s+1\/1\/2000\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 1 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/3\s+1\/1\/2001\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 2 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/4\s+1\/1\/2002\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 3 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/5\s+1\/1\/2003\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 4 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/6\s+1\/1\/2004\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 5 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/7\s+1\/1\/2005\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 6 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/8\s+1\/1\/2006\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 7 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/9\s+1\/1\/2007\s+-\s+foo/,  'synthetic 8 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/10\s+1\/1\/2008\s+-\s+foo/, 'synthetic 9 no creep');
-like ($output, qr/11\s+1\/1\/2009\s+-\s+foo/, 'synthetic 10 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/2\s+1\/1\/2000\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 1 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/3\s+1\/1\/2001\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 2 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/4\s+1\/1\/2002\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 3 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/5\s+1\/1\/2003\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 4 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/6\s+1\/1\/2004\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 5 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/7\s+1\/1\/2005\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 6 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/8\s+1\/1\/2006\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 7 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/9\s+1\/1\/2007\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/,  'synthetic 8 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/10\s+1\/1\/2008\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/, 'synthetic 9 no creep');
+like ($output, qr/11\s+1\/1\/2009\s+(?:-|\d+\ssecs?)\s+foo/, 'synthetic 10 no creep');
 
 # Cleanup.
 unlink 'pending.data';