diff --git a/app/Model/Correlation.php b/app/Model/Correlation.php
index 28d2dec58..77e04b766 100644
--- a/app/Model/Correlation.php
+++ b/app/Model/Correlation.php
@@ -141,14 +141,13 @@ class Correlation extends AppModel
         if (Configure::read('MISP.background_jobs') && $jobId) {
             $this->Job = ClassRegistry::init('Job');
             $this->Job->id = $jobId;
+            if (!$this->Job->exists()) {
+                $jobId = false;
+            }
         } else {
             $jobId = false;
         }
 
-        if(!$this->Job->exists()){
-            $jobId = false;
-        }
-
         if (!empty($eventIds)) {
             $eventCount = count($eventIds);
             foreach ($eventIds as $j => $currentEventId) {