diff --git a/service/scheduler/quartz/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/service/scheduler/quartz/driver/QuartzTriggerDriver.java b/service/scheduler/quartz/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/service/scheduler/quartz/driver/QuartzTriggerDriver.java
index a42423e0601..f02bfde19f1 100644
--- a/service/scheduler/quartz/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/service/scheduler/quartz/driver/QuartzTriggerDriver.java
+++ b/service/scheduler/quartz/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/service/scheduler/quartz/driver/QuartzTriggerDriver.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.kapua.service.scheduler.quartz.driver;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.KapuaIllegalArgumentException;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.KapuaIllegalNullArgumentException;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.commons.model.id.KapuaEid;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.model.id.KapuaId;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.kapua.service.scheduler.quartz.job.KapuaJobLauncher;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.service.scheduler.trigger.Trigger;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.service.scheduler.trigger.definition.TriggerProperty;
+import org.quartz.CronExpression;
 import org.quartz.CronScheduleBuilder;
 import org.quartz.JobBuilder;
 import org.quartz.JobDataMap;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ public static void createIntervalJobTrigger(@NotNull Trigger trigger) throws Kap
     }
 
 
-    public static void createCronJobTrigger(@NotNull Trigger trigger) throws KapuaIllegalNullArgumentException, QuartzTriggerDriverException {
+    public static void createCronJobTrigger(@NotNull Trigger trigger) throws KapuaIllegalArgumentException, QuartzTriggerDriverException {
         String cron = null;
 
         for (TriggerProperty tp : trigger.getTriggerProperties()) {
@@ -128,12 +131,22 @@ public static void createCronJobTrigger(@NotNull Trigger trigger) throws KapuaIl
             throw new KapuaIllegalNullArgumentException("cronExpression");
         }
 
-        createQuartzTriggerWithSchedule(
-                trigger,
-                CronScheduleBuilder.cronSchedule(cron)
-                        .withMisfireHandlingInstructionFireAndProceed() // This option force a misfired trigger to be always fired
-                        .inTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"))
-        );
+        CronExpression cronExpression;
+        try {
+            cronExpression = new CronExpression(cron);
+        }
+        catch (ParseException pe) {
+            LOG.warn("Error while parsing cron {} expression for Trigger {} in scope {}", cron, trigger.getId(), trigger.getScopeId(), pe);
+            throw new KapuaIllegalArgumentException("cronExpression", cron);
+        }
+
+        CronScheduleBuilder cronScheduleBuilder =
+            CronScheduleBuilder
+                .cronSchedule(cronExpression)
+                .withMisfireHandlingInstructionFireAndProceed() // This option force a misfired trigger to be always fired
+                .inTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+
+        createQuartzTriggerWithSchedule(trigger, cronScheduleBuilder);
     }
 
     public static void deleteTrigger(@NotNull Trigger trigger) throws CannotUnscheduleJobException {
diff --git a/service/scheduler/test/src/test/resources/features/SchedulerService.feature b/service/scheduler/test/src/test/resources/features/SchedulerService.feature
index 21be9a7e6fc..3b5dc1736d1 100644
--- a/service/scheduler/test/src/test/resources/features/SchedulerService.feature
+++ b/service/scheduler/test/src/test/resources/features/SchedulerService.feature
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Feature: Scheduler Service
     And A regular trigger creator with the name "schedule0" is created
     And The trigger is set to start today at "10:00"
     Then I set cron expression to "12 1 ? ? *"
-    And I expect the exception "KapuaException" with the text "*"
+    And I expect the exception "KapuaIllegalArgumentException" with the text "An illegal value was provided for the argument cronExpression"
     And I create a new trigger from the existing creator with previously defined date properties
     Then An exception was thrown