diff --git a/queue_job/controllers/main.py b/queue_job/controllers/main.py
index a1729b1fe..1c8da57b4 100644
--- a/queue_job/controllers/main.py
+++ b/queue_job/controllers/main.py
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ def _get_failure_values(cls, job, traceback_txt, orig_exception):
     )
     def runjob(self, db, job_uuid, **kw):
         http.request.session.db = db
-        env = http.request.env(user=SUPERUSER_ID)
+        http.request.update_env(user=SUPERUSER_ID)
+        env = http.request.env
         job = self._acquire_job(env, job_uuid)
         if not job:
             return ""