diff --git a/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzAdaptor.java b/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzAdaptor.java
index af5a18039d..15d97128d9 100644
--- a/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzAdaptor.java
+++ b/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzAdaptor.java
@@ -119,5 +119,9 @@ public String getRealm() {
         public Logger getLogger() {
             return logger;
         }
+
+        public boolean running() {
+            return QuartzAdaptor.this.running();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzJobSupport.java b/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzJobSupport.java
index 68f545d1b4..1d8e3c9ea3 100644
--- a/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzJobSupport.java
+++ b/modules/quartz/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QuartzJobSupport.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public abstract class QuartzJobSupport implements Job, Configurable, Runnable {
     Configuration cfg;
     JobExecutionContext executionContext;
     Log log;
+    QuartzAdaptor.Q2Adaptor adaptor;
 
     public QuartzJobSupport() {
         super();
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public void execute (JobExecutionContext ctx) throws JobExecutionException {
         Object o = ctx.getJobDetail().getJobDataMap().get("Q2");
         try {
             if (o instanceof QuartzAdaptor.Q2Adaptor) {
-                QuartzAdaptor.Q2Adaptor adaptor = (QuartzAdaptor.Q2Adaptor) o;
+                adaptor = (QuartzAdaptor.Q2Adaptor) o;
                 log = new Log(adaptor.getLogger(), adaptor.getRealm());
                 setConfiguration(adaptor.getConfiguration());
             }
@@ -72,4 +73,7 @@ public void execute (JobExecutionContext ctx) throws JobExecutionException {
             getLog().warn(e);
         }
     }
+    public boolean running() {
+        return adaptor == null || adaptor.running();
+    }
 }