diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
index 2ab16e2c..d8fed573 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
@@ -1693,6 +1693,11 @@ long WrenchSendJobsOfferIndividual(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     CVars z;
 
     try {
+
+        if ( in["strict_timeline"] =="" ){
+             in["strict_timeline"] = "0";  in["strict_timeline"].set_valid(true);
+        }
+
         // let us use this email to see if this already a user on the system
         if (load_db_record(out, " SELECT username,id AS client_id FROM  members WHERE LOWER(username) =LOWER(TRIM('%s'));", in["email"].c_str())) {
             in["client_id"] = out["client_id"]; // overiddind if account is found