diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 94c1f87..4a4cb86 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ var (
 	ErrDailyJobZeroInterval          = errors.New("gocron: DailyJob: interval must be greater than 0")
 	ErrDailyJobMinutesSeconds        = errors.New("gocron: DailyJob: atTimes minutes and seconds must be between 0 and 59 inclusive")
 	ErrDurationJobIntervalZero       = errors.New("gocron: DurationJob: time interval is 0")
+	ErrDurationJobIntervalNegative   = errors.New("gocron: DurationJob: time interval must be greater than 0")
+	ErrDurationRandomJobPositive     = errors.New("gocron: DurationRandomJob: minimum and maximum durations must be greater than 0")
 	ErrDurationRandomJobMinMax       = errors.New("gocron: DurationRandomJob: minimum duration must be less than maximum duration")
 	ErrEventListenerFuncNil          = errors.New("gocron: eventListenerFunc must not be nil")
 	ErrJobNotFound                   = errors.New("gocron: job not found")
diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index 4c4e1bd..b46680e 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ func (d durationJobDefinition) setup(j *internalJob, _ *time.Location, _ time.Ti
 	if d.duration == 0 {
 		return ErrDurationJobIntervalZero
 	}
+	if d.duration < 0 {
+		return ErrDurationJobIntervalNegative
+	}
 	j.jobSchedule = &durationJob{duration: d.duration}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -248,6 +251,10 @@ func (d durationRandomJobDefinition) setup(j *internalJob, _ *time.Location, _ t
 		return ErrDurationRandomJobMinMax
 	}
 
+	if d.min <= 0 || d.max <= 0 {
+		return ErrDurationRandomJobPositive
+	}
+
 	j.jobSchedule = &durationRandomJob{
 		min:  d.min,
 		max:  d.max,
diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index 115d170..1a2d02d 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -704,6 +704,12 @@ func TestScheduler_NewJobErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			ErrDurationJobIntervalZero,
 		},
+		{
+			"duration job time interval is negative",
+			DurationJob(-1 * time.Second),
+			nil,
+			ErrDurationJobIntervalNegative,
+		},
 		{
 			"random with bad min/max",
 			DurationRandomJob(
@@ -713,6 +719,24 @@ func TestScheduler_NewJobErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			ErrDurationRandomJobMinMax,
 		},
+		{
+			"random with negative min",
+			DurationRandomJob(
+				-time.Second,
+				time.Second,
+			),
+			nil,
+			ErrDurationRandomJobPositive,
+		},
+		{
+			"random with negative max",
+			DurationRandomJob(
+				-2*time.Second,
+				-time.Second,
+			),
+			nil,
+			ErrDurationRandomJobPositive,
+		},
 		{
 			"daily job at times nil",
 			DailyJob(