diff --git a/lib/jqueue.py b/lib/jqueue.py
index d91da45566e1f3dbcc1bb6a9edc017f3a494b8a9..204966ec53bf673354cc34d62682725f5e4128aa 100644
--- a/lib/jqueue.py
+++ b/lib/jqueue.py
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ class JobQueue(object):
         as such by the clients
 
     """
-    load_fn = compat.partial(self.SafeLoadJobFromDisk, job_id, False,
+    load_fn = compat.partial(self.SafeLoadJobFromDisk, job_id, True,
                              writable=False)
 
     helper = _WaitForJobChangesHelper()