diff --git a/scripts/verify_gaps.py b/scripts/verify_gaps.py
index f22d920..fe85ca8 100644
--- a/scripts/verify_gaps.py
+++ b/scripts/verify_gaps.py
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ def main():
     # ── Gap 1: hourly job registered ──────────────────────────────────────────
     print("── Gap 1: Hourly APScheduler job ──")
     try:
-        from app.jobs.mitre_sync_job import scheduler
+        from app.jobs.mitre_sync_job import scheduler, start_scheduler
+        # start_scheduler() adds all jobs to the module-level scheduler instance
+        # (idempotent due to replace_existing=True); call it to populate jobs
+        if not scheduler.running:
+            start_scheduler()
         job_ids = [j.id for j in scheduler.get_jobs()]
         check("alert_evaluation job registered", "alert_evaluation" in job_ids,
               f"registered jobs: {job_ids}")
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ def main():
             trigger_str = str(job.trigger)
             check("alert_evaluation trigger is interval", "interval" in trigger_str.lower(),
                   trigger_str)
-            print(f"    next run: {job.next_run_time}")
+            print(f"    trigger: {trigger_str}")
     except Exception as exc:
         check("scheduler import", False, str(exc))