diff --git a/python/farm_commands.py b/python/farm_commands.py
index e1d44f420..b72f01c6a 100644
--- a/python/farm_commands.py
+++ b/python/farm_commands.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import os
+import subprocess
+import re
+
 #justPrintCommands = False
 
-def cmd(cmd_str_from_user, farm_queue=False, output_head=None, just_print_commands=False, outputFile = None):
+def cmd(cmd_str_from_user, farm_queue=False, output_head=None, just_print_commands=False, outputFile = None, waitID = None):
     # if farm_queue is non-False, submits to queue, other
 
     if farm_queue:
@@ -17,9 +20,21 @@ def cmd(cmd_str_from_user, farm_queue=False, output_head=None, just_print_comman
         cmd_str = "bsub -q "+farm_queue 
         if farm_stdout <> None:
             cmd_str += " -o " + farm_stdout
+
+        if waitID <> None:
+            cmd_str += " -w \"done(%s)\"" % (str(waitID))
+
         cmd_str += " "+cmd_str_from_user
         
         print ">>> Farming via "+cmd_str
+        
+        #result = 'Job <2542666> is submitted to queue <broad>.'
+        result = subprocess.Popen([cmd_str, ""], shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
+        
+        p = re.compile('Job <(\d+)> is submitted to queue')
+        jobid = p.match(result).group(1)
+        
+        return jobid        
     else:
         cmd_str = cmd_str_from_user
         print ">>> Executing "+cmd_str