diff --git a/specification/automation/resource-manager/Microsoft.Automation/preview/2017-05-15-preview/definitions.json b/specification/automation/resource-manager/Microsoft.Automation/preview/2017-05-15-preview/definitions.json
index c8d4f96729b5..60154c5b1dc0 100644
--- a/specification/automation/resource-manager/Microsoft.Automation/preview/2017-05-15-preview/definitions.json
+++ b/specification/automation/resource-manager/Microsoft.Automation/preview/2017-05-15-preview/definitions.json
@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@
           "description": "Gets or sets the parameters of the job."
         },
         "provisioningState": {
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/JobProvisioningStateProperty",
-          "description": "The provisioning state of a resource."
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "The provisioning state of a resource.",
+          "readOnly": true
         }
       },
       "description": "Definition of job properties."
@@ -392,8 +393,9 @@
           "description": "The last modified time of the job."
         },
         "provisioningState": {
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/JobProvisioningStateProperty",
-          "description": "The current provisioning state of the job."
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "The provisioning state of a resource.",
+          "readOnly": true
         }
       }
     },