diff --git a/nomad/core_sched_test.go b/nomad/core_sched_test.go
index 6373bf3d7..f6c75753d 100644
--- a/nomad/core_sched_test.go
+++ b/nomad/core_sched_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_EvalGC(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert "dead" eval
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	eval := mock.Eval()
@@ -91,6 +94,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_EvalGC_Batch(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert a "dead" job
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	job := mock.Job()
@@ -186,6 +192,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_EvalGC_Partial(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert "dead" eval
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	eval := mock.Eval()
@@ -281,6 +290,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_EvalGC_Force(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert "dead" eval
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	eval := mock.Eval()
@@ -338,6 +350,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_NodeGC(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert "dead" node
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	node := mock.Node()
@@ -380,6 +395,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_NodeGC_TerminalAllocs(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert "dead" node
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	node := mock.Node()
@@ -430,6 +448,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_NodeGC_RunningAllocs(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert "dead" node
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	node := mock.Node()
@@ -482,6 +503,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_NodeGC_Force(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert "dead" node
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	node := mock.Node()
@@ -520,6 +544,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_JobGC_OutstandingEvals(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert job.
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	job := mock.Job()
@@ -638,6 +665,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_JobGC_OutstandingAllocs(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert job.
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	job := mock.Job()
@@ -772,6 +802,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_JobGC_OneShot(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert job.
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	job := mock.Job()
@@ -878,6 +911,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_JobGC_Force(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Insert job.
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	job := mock.Job()
@@ -934,6 +970,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_PartitionReap(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s1.Shutdown()
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
 
+	// COMPAT Remove in 0.6: Reset the FSM time table since we reconcile which sets index 0
+	s1.fsm.timetable.table = make([]TimeTableEntry, 1, 10)
+
 	// Create a core scheduler
 	snap, err := s1.fsm.State().Snapshot()
 	if err != nil {