diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts.template b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts.template
index fb169a4ded40..1ff95e3adebe 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts.template
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ describe('workspace-project App', () => {
     const logs = await browser.manage().logs().get(logging.Type.BROWSER);
     expect(logs).not.toContain(jasmine.objectContaining({
       level: logging.Level.SEVERE,
-    }));
+    } as logging.Entry));
   });
 });