diff --git a/src/app/Jobs/CommonJob.php b/src/app/Jobs/CommonJob.php
index fa9d0831..83a47e9f 100644
--- a/src/app/Jobs/CommonJob.php
+++ b/src/app/Jobs/CommonJob.php
@@ -1,140 +1,142 @@
 <?php
 
 namespace App\Jobs;
 
 use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
 use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
 
 /**
  * The abstract \App\Jobs\DomainJob implements the logic needed for all dispatchable Jobs related to
  * \App\Domain objects.
  *
  * ```php
  * $job = new \App\Jobs\Domain\CreateJob($domainId);
  * $job->handle();
  * ```
  */
 abstract class CommonJob implements ShouldQueue
 {
     use Dispatchable;
     use InteractsWithQueue;
     use Queueable;
 
     /**
      * The failure message.
      *
      * @var string
      */
     public $failureMessage;
 
     /**
      * The job deleted state.
      *
      * @var bool
      */
     protected $isDeleted = false;
 
     /**
      * The job released state.
      *
      * @var bool
      */
     protected $isReleased = false;
 
     /**
      * The number of tries for this Job.
      *
      * @var int
      */
     public $tries = 5;
 
     /**
      * Execute the job.
      *
      * @return void
      */
     abstract public function handle();
 
     /**
      * Delete the job from the queue.
      *
      * @return void
      */
     public function delete()
     {
         // We need this for testing purposes
         $this->isDeleted = true;
 
         // @phpstan-ignore-next-line
         if ($this->job) {
             $this->job->delete();
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Delete the job, call the "failed" method, and raise the failed job event.
      *
      * @param \Throwable|null $e An Exception
      *
      * @return void
      */
     public function fail($e = null)
     {
         // Save the message, for testing purposes
         $this->failureMessage = $e->getMessage();
 
         // @phpstan-ignore-next-line
         if ($this->job) {
             $this->job->fail($e);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Check if the job has failed
      *
      * @return bool
      */
     public function hasFailed(): bool
     {
         return $this->failureMessage !== null;
     }
 
     /**
      * Release the job back into the queue.
      *
      * @param int $delay Time in seconds
      * @return void
      */
     public function release($delay = 0)
     {
         // We need this for testing purposes
         $this->isReleased = true;
 
         // @phpstan-ignore-next-line
         if ($this->job) {
             $this->job->release($delay);
+        } else {
+            throw new \Exception("Attempted to release a manually executed job");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Determine if the job has been deleted.
      *
      * @return bool
      */
     public function isDeleted(): bool
     {
         return $this->isDeleted;
     }
 
     /**
      * Check if the job was released
      *
      * @return bool
      */
     public function isReleased(): bool
     {
         return $this->isReleased;
     }
 }