diff --git a/src/Jobs.hs b/src/Jobs.hs
index f667d0edb..cdcf5d3d7 100644
--- a/src/Jobs.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs.hs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ execCrontab = do
     lastTimes <- State.get
     now <- liftIO getCurrentTime
     let currentCrontab' = sortOn cmpProj . flip map (HashMap.toList currentCrontab) $ \(job, cron) -> (job, getMax <$> HashMap.lookup job lastTimes, ) $ nextCronMatch appTZ (getMax <$> HashMap.lookup job lastTimes) (debouncingAcc settings job) now cron
-          where cmpProj (j, lT, qT) = (qT, lT, j)
+          where cmpProj (j, lT, qT) = (qT, Down $ prioritiseJob j, lT, j)
     crontabTVar <- asks jobCurrentCrontab
     atomically . writeTVar crontabTVar $ Just (now, currentCrontab')
     $logDebugS "Crontab" . intercalate "\n" $ "Current crontab:" : map tshow currentCrontab'
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ execCrontab = do
           where
             t = nextCronMatch appTZ (getMax <$> HashMap.lookup jobCtl lastTimes) (debouncingAcc settings jobCtl) now cron
             cmpProj (j, qT) = ( qT
+                              , Down $ prioritiseJob j
                               , getMax <$> HashMap.lookup j lastTimes
                               , j
                               )