diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java
index 0435b58f9..387616dd8 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobQueue.java
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ public class JobQueue {
         return;
     }
     
+    public void timingUpdated() {
+        synchronized (_timedJobs) {
+            _timedJobs.notifyAll();
+        }
+    }
+    
     public int getReadyCount() { 
         synchronized (_readyJobs) {
             return _readyJobs.size();
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobTiming.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobTiming.java
index 8f2e939ac..52b4885ec 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobTiming.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/JobTiming.java
@@ -33,7 +33,15 @@ public class JobTiming implements Clock.ClockUpdateListener {
      *
      */
     public long getStartAfter() { return _start; }
-    public void setStartAfter(long startTime) { _start = startTime; }
+    public void setStartAfter(long startTime) { 
+        _start = startTime; 
+        // sure, this current job object may not already be on the queue, so
+        // telling the queue of the update may be irrelevent...
+        // but...
+        // ...
+        // who cares?   this helps in the case where it is on the queue
+        _context.jobQueue().timingUpdated();
+    }
     
     /**
      * # of milliseconds after the epoch the job actually started