diff --git a/jobs-core/src/storage.rs b/jobs-core/src/storage.rs
index 383e036..a78c4bc 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/storage.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/storage.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ pub trait Storage: Clone + Send {
 /// A default, in-memory implementation of a storage mechanism
 pub mod memory_storage {
     use super::{JobInfo, Stats};
+    use chrono::Utc;
     use futures::lock::Mutex;
     use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::Infallible, sync::Arc};
 
@@ -195,16 +196,21 @@ pub mod memory_storage {
 
         async fn fetch_job_from_queue(&self, queue: &str) -> Result<Option<JobInfo>, Self::Error> {
             let mut inner = self.inner.lock().await;
+            let now = Utc::now();
 
             let j = inner
                 .queues
                 .iter()
                 .filter_map(|(k, v)| {
                     if v == queue {
-                        inner.jobs.get(k).map(|j| j.clone())
-                    } else {
-                        None
+                        let job = inner.jobs.get(k)?;
+
+                        if job.is_pending(now) && job.is_ready(now) && job.is_in_queue(queue) {
+                            return Some(job.clone());
+                        }
                     }
+
+                    None
                 })
                 .next();