diff --git a/ummeli/base/management/commands/ummeli_jobs_cron.py b/ummeli/base/management/commands/ummeli_jobs_cron.py
index 83d40f53..abc18ffe 100644
--- a/ummeli/base/management/commands/ummeli_jobs_cron.py
+++ b/ummeli/base/management/commands/ummeli_jobs_cron.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     help = 'update jobs from wegotads'
 
     def handle(self, **options):    
-        tasks.run_jobs_update.delay()
+        tasks.run_jobs_update()
diff --git a/ummeli/vlive/jobs/tasks.py b/ummeli/vlive/jobs/tasks.py
index 76220aa5..edced09a 100644
--- a/ummeli/vlive/jobs/tasks.py
+++ b/ummeli/vlive/jobs/tasks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from ummeli.vlive.jobs.parsers import CategoryParser,  JobsParser
 from celery.task import task
-from celery.task.sets import TaskSet
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime
 from ummeli.opportunities.models import Job, Province
 from django.utils.hashcompat import md5_constructor
 from ummeli.base.utils import category_from_str
@@ -16,7 +15,8 @@ def process_jobs(category_tuple,  jobs_parser, province):
     articles = jobs_parser(url=url).parse()
 
     for date,  source,  text in articles:
-        hash_key = md5_constructor(':'.join([date,  source,  text])).hexdigest()
+        hash_key = md5_constructor(
+            ':'.join([date,  source,  text])).hexdigest()
         date_with_year = ('%s-%s' % (date,  datetime.now().strftime('%Y')))
 
         date = datetime.strptime(date_with_year, '%d-%m-%Y')
@@ -37,27 +37,22 @@ def process_jobs(category_tuple,  jobs_parser, province):
 @task(ignore_result=True)
 def queue_categories(province, category_parser, jobs_parser):
     search_id, province_name = province
-    parser = category_parser(search_id,  url = 'http://www.wegotads.co.za/Employment/listings/22001%(path)s?umb=1&search_source=%(id)s')
+    parser = category_parser(
+        search_id,  url='http://www.wegotads.co.za/Employment/listings/22001%(path)s?umb=1&search_source=%(id)s')
     urls = parser.parse()
-    now = datetime.now()
 
-    taskset = TaskSet(process_jobs.subtask((url, jobs_parser, province_name),
-                                options = {'eta':now + timedelta(seconds=5 * i)})
-                                for i,  url in enumerate(urls))
-
-    return taskset.apply_async()
+    for url in urls:
+        process_jobs(url, jobs_parser, province_name)
 
 
 @task(ignore_result=True)
-def run_jobs_update(category_parser = CategoryParser,  jobs_parser = JobsParser):    # allow mocking of parsers
+# allow mocking of parsers
+def run_jobs_update(category_parser=CategoryParser,  jobs_parser=JobsParser):
     provinces = [
         (2, 'Gauteng'),
         (5, 'Western Cape'),
         (6, 'KwaZulu Natal')
     ]
 
-    now = datetime.now()
-    taskset = TaskSet(queue_categories.subtask((province, category_parser, jobs_parser),
-                                options = {'eta':now + timedelta(seconds=10 * i)})
-                                for i,  province in enumerate(provinces))
-    return taskset.apply_async()
+    for i,  province in enumerate(provinces):
+        queue_categories(province, category_parser, jobs_parser)