diff --git a/jbatch/src/test/resources/META-INF/batch-jobs/simple.xml b/jbatch/src/test/resources/META-INF/batch-jobs/simple.xml
index 9b73787..e7fab0f 100644
--- a/jbatch/src/test/resources/META-INF/batch-jobs/simple.xml
+++ b/jbatch/src/test/resources/META-INF/batch-jobs/simple.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
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 <job id="simple" version="1.0" xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee">
   <step id="exec">
-    <batchlet ref="org.apache.batchee.component.SimpleBatchlet" />
+    <batchlet ref="org.apache.batchee.component.SimpleBatchlet">
+      <properties>
+        <property name="duration" value="#{jobParameters['duration']}"/>
+      </properties>
+    </batchlet>
   </step>
 </job>