diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/BaseController.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/BaseController.php
index 53fadda0..02f28cda 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/BaseController.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/BaseController.php
@@ -230,9 +230,10 @@ abstract class BaseController extends Controller
         $data['job_contract'] = $this->input->get('job_contract');
         $data['extension']
         */
+       $incoming_job_action = $data['job_action'];
 
-        $data['job_action'] = 0;
-        switch ($data['job_action']) {
+        $data['job_action'] = -1; // we dont know yet 
+        switch ($incoming_job_action) {
             case 'NOTIFY_COMPLETE':  // notify completed
                 $data['job_action'] = CONTRACT_NOTIFY_COMPLETE;
                 break;