diff --git a/receiver/filelogreceiver/filelog_test.go b/receiver/filelogreceiver/filelog_test.go
index a49a7d780286..0aaf2486b143 100644
--- a/receiver/filelogreceiver/filelog_test.go
+++ b/receiver/filelogreceiver/filelog_test.go
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ func testdataConfigYaml() *FileLogConfig {
 						timeCfg := helper.NewTimeParser()
 						timeCfg.Layout = "%Y-%m-%d"
 						timeCfg.ParseFrom = &timeField
+						// The Validate method modifies private fields on the helper.TimeParser
+						// object that need to be set for later comparison.
+						// If validation fails, the test will fail, so discard the error.
+						_ = timeCfg.Validate()
 						cfg.TimeParser = &timeCfg
 						return cfg
 					}(),