diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode.go b/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode.go
index 8e70fab7..53d97a5b 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/diag"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/log"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/catalog"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/jobs"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/ml"
 )
@@ -105,6 +106,15 @@ func transformDevelopmentMode(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) diag.Diagno
 		// (registered models in Unity Catalog don't yet support tags)
 	}
 
+	for i := range r.QualityMonitors {
+		// Remove all schedules from monitors, since they don't support pausing/unpausing.
+		// Quality monitors might support the "pause" property in the future, so at the
+		// CLI level we do respect that property if it is set to "unpaused".
+		if r.QualityMonitors[i].Schedule != nil && r.QualityMonitors[i].Schedule.PauseStatus != catalog.MonitorCronSchedulePauseStatusUnpaused {
+			r.QualityMonitors[i].Schedule = nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode_test.go b/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode_test.go
index cf8229bf..6a38f274 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode_test.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/process_target_mode_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,20 @@ func mockBundle(mode config.Mode) *bundle.Bundle {
 				},
 				QualityMonitors: map[string]*resources.QualityMonitor{
 					"qualityMonitor1": {CreateMonitor: &catalog.CreateMonitor{TableName: "qualityMonitor1"}},
+					"qualityMonitor2": {
+						CreateMonitor: &catalog.CreateMonitor{
+							TableName: "qualityMonitor2",
+							Schedule:  &catalog.MonitorCronSchedule{},
+						},
+					},
+					"qualityMonitor3": {
+						CreateMonitor: &catalog.CreateMonitor{
+							TableName: "qualityMonitor3",
+							Schedule: &catalog.MonitorCronSchedule{
+								PauseStatus: catalog.MonitorCronSchedulePauseStatusUnpaused,
+							},
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -151,6 +165,8 @@ func TestProcessTargetModeDevelopment(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Quality Monitor 1
 	assert.Equal(t, "qualityMonitor1", b.Config.Resources.QualityMonitors["qualityMonitor1"].TableName)
+	assert.Nil(t, b.Config.Resources.QualityMonitors["qualityMonitor2"].Schedule)
+	assert.Equal(t, catalog.MonitorCronSchedulePauseStatusUnpaused, b.Config.Resources.QualityMonitors["qualityMonitor3"].Schedule.PauseStatus)
 }
 
 func TestProcessTargetModeDevelopmentTagNormalizationForAws(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/bundle/tests/quality_monitor/databricks.yml b/bundle/tests/quality_monitor/databricks.yml
index 3abcdfdd..6138b935 100644
--- a/bundle/tests/quality_monitor/databricks.yml
+++ b/bundle/tests/quality_monitor/databricks.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
+bundle:
+  name: quality_monitors
+
 resources:
   quality_monitors:
     my_monitor:
-      table_name: "main.test.thing1"
+      table_name: "main.test.dev"
       assets_dir: "/Shared/provider-test/databricks_monitoring/main.test.thing1"
-      output_schema_name: "test"
+      output_schema_name: "main.dev"
       inference_log:
         granularities: ["1 day"]
         timestamp_col:  "timestamp"
         prediction_col: "prediction"
         model_id_col:  "model_id"
         problem_type: "PROBLEM_TYPE_REGRESSION"
+      schedule:
+        quartz_cron_expression: "0 0 12 * * ?" # every day at noon
+        timezone_id: UTC
 
 targets:
   development:
     mode: development
+    default: true
     resources:
       quality_monitors:
         my_monitor:
@@ -24,14 +31,14 @@ targets:
       quality_monitors:
         my_monitor:
           table_name: "main.test.staging"
-          output_schema_name: "staging"
+          output_schema_name: "main.staging"
 
   production:
     resources:
       quality_monitors:
         my_monitor:
           table_name: "main.test.prod"
-          output_schema_name: "prod"
+          output_schema_name: "main.prod"
           inference_log:
             granularities: ["1 hour"]
             timestamp_col:  "timestamp_prod"
diff --git a/bundle/tests/quality_monitor_test.go b/bundle/tests/quality_monitor_test.go
index d5db0519..9b91052f 100644
--- a/bundle/tests/quality_monitor_test.go
+++ b/bundle/tests/quality_monitor_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestMonitorTableNames(t *testing.T) {
 	p := b.Config.Resources.QualityMonitors["my_monitor"]
 	assert.Equal(t, "main.test.dev", p.TableName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/Shared/provider-test/databricks_monitoring/main.test.thing1", p.AssetsDir)
-	assert.Equal(t, "test", p.OutputSchemaName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "main.dev", p.OutputSchemaName)
 
 	assertExpectedMonitor(t, p)
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestMonitorStaging(t *testing.T) {
 	p := b.Config.Resources.QualityMonitors["my_monitor"]
 	assert.Equal(t, "main.test.staging", p.TableName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/Shared/provider-test/databricks_monitoring/main.test.thing1", p.AssetsDir)
-	assert.Equal(t, "staging", p.OutputSchemaName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "main.staging", p.OutputSchemaName)
 
 	assertExpectedMonitor(t, p)
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestMonitorProduction(t *testing.T) {
 	p := b.Config.Resources.QualityMonitors["my_monitor"]
 	assert.Equal(t, "main.test.prod", p.TableName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/Shared/provider-test/databricks_monitoring/main.test.thing1", p.AssetsDir)
-	assert.Equal(t, "prod", p.OutputSchemaName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "main.prod", p.OutputSchemaName)
 
 	inferenceLog := p.InferenceLog
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"1 day", "1 hour"}, inferenceLog.Granularities)