diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/JdbcRepository.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/JdbcRepository.java
index 6dc8baa8..32df1e5d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/JdbcRepository.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/JdbcRepository.java
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public Object doIt(Connection conn) {
        if(!job.hasPersistenceId()) {
           throw new SqoopException(RepositoryError.JDBCREPO_0019);
         }
-        if(!handler.existsConnection(job.getPersistenceId(), conn)) {
+        if(!handler.existsJob(job.getPersistenceId(), conn)) {
           throw new SqoopException(RepositoryError.JDBCREPO_0020,
             "Invalid id: " + job.getPersistenceId());
         }