diff --git a/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/dao/VmWorkJobDaoImpl.java b/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/dao/VmWorkJobDaoImpl.java
index ee8748adee0..d38de0ebadd 100644
--- a/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/dao/VmWorkJobDaoImpl.java
+++ b/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/dao/VmWorkJobDaoImpl.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class VmWorkJobDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<VmWorkJobVO, Long> implemen
         // loop at application level to avoid mysql deadlock issues
         SearchCriteria<VmWorkJobVO> sc = ExpungingWorkJobSearch.create();
         sc.setParameters("jobStatus", JobInfo.Status.IN_PROGRESS);
-        sc.setParameters("lastUpdated", cutDate);
+        sc.setParameters("cutDate", cutDate);
         sc.setParameters("dispatcher", "VmWorkJobDispatcher");
         List<VmWorkJobVO> expungeList = listBy(sc);
         for (VmWorkJobVO job : expungeList) {