diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 991f2dc..03f4ebd 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ exports.register = function(plugin, options, next) {
       nextRun = self.jobs[job.name].nextRun;
     }
 
-    if (typeof job.method ==='string') {
-      job.method = plugin.methods[job.method];
-    }
-
     self.collection.update({ name: job.name }, {
       name: job.name,
       tasks: job.tasks,
@@ -181,7 +177,13 @@ exports.register = function(plugin, options, next) {
           var startTime = +new Date();
 
           async.eachLimit(data, self.settings.concurrentTasks, function(task, cb) {
-            self.jobs[job].method.call(plugin, task, cb);
+            var method = self.jobs[job].method;
+
+            if (typeof method === 'string') {
+              method = plugin.methods[method];
+            }
+
+            method.call(plugin, task, cb);
           }, function(jobError) {
             if (jobError) {
               plugin.log(['hapi-job-queue', 'error'], {error: err});
@@ -284,7 +286,13 @@ exports.register = function(plugin, options, next) {
             }
 
             async.eachLimit(tasks, self.settings.concurrentTasks, function(task, cb) {
-              self.jobs[job].method.call(plugin, task, cb);
+              var method = self.jobs[job].method;
+
+              if (typeof method === 'string') {
+                method = plugin.methods[method];
+              }
+
+              method.call(plugin, task, cb);
             }, function(err) {
               if (err) {
                 plugin.log(['hapi-job-queue', 'error'], {error: err});