diff --git a/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/QGraph.scala b/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/QGraph.scala
index 4553e3887..d0838849c 100755
--- a/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/QGraph.scala
+++ b/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/QGraph.scala
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class QGraph extends Logging {
 
         readyJobs.foreach(f => {
           f.runner = newRunner(f.function)
-          f.runner.start()
+          f.start()
           f.status match {
             case RunnerStatus.RUNNING => runningJobs += f
             case RunnerStatus.FAILED => failedJobs :+= f