diff --git a/agent/base/agent.py b/agent/base/agent.py
index 961ebaa..3de42ea 100644
--- a/agent/base/agent.py
+++ b/agent/base/agent.py
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ class Master(Agent):
             job.controller = controller
             self.scheduler.schedule(job, spec.startTime)
 
-    def inform(self, job, result=None, message=''):
-        job.controller.inform(job.identifier, job.state, result, message)
+    def notify(self, job, result=None, message=''):
+        if job.state.hasFinished():
+            job.controller.notify(job.identifier, job.state, result, message)
 
 
 class SampleAgent(Agent):
@@ -101,6 +102,6 @@ class SampleAgent(Agent):
         print 'Job %s on agent %s has been executed.' % (job.identifier, self.name)
         self.log(job)
         job.state = states.completed
-        self.master.inform(job)
+        self.master.notify(job)
 
 agents.register(SampleAgent, Master, name='base.sample')
diff --git a/agent/base/control.py b/agent/base/control.py
index 481818f..298196d 100644
--- a/agent/base/control.py
+++ b/agent/base/control.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Controller(object):
     def _getCurrentJobs(self):
         return []
 
-    def inform(self, identifier, state, result=None, message=''):
+    def notify(self, identifier, state, result=None, message=''):
         pass
 
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class SampleController(Controller):
 
     agents = (('sample01', 'base.sample'),)
 
-    def inform(self, identifier, state, result=None, message=''):
+    def notify(self, identifier, state, result=None, message=''):
         msg = ('Job %s %s; result: %s; %s' %
                (identifier, state, result, message))
         print msg
diff --git a/agent/core/agent.py b/agent/core/agent.py
index 6e2bb31..63256b3 100644
--- a/agent/core/agent.py
+++ b/agent/core/agent.py
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ class QueueableAgent(Agent):
         job = self.currentJob
         job.state = states.completed
         self.log(job)
-        self.master.inform(job, result)
+        self.master.notify(job, result)
         self.finishJob()
 
     def error(self, result):
         print '*** error', result
         job.state = states.aborted
         self.log(self.currentJob, result='Error')
-        self.master.inform(job, result)
+        self.master.notify(job, result)
         self.finishJob()
 
     def finishJob(self):
diff --git a/agent/interfaces.py b/agent/interfaces.py
index d5a5b0a..2be649b 100644
--- a/agent/interfaces.py
+++ b/agent/interfaces.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class IMaster(IAgent):
             wants to provide new job information.
         """
 
-    def inform(job, result=None, message=''):
+    def notify(job, result=None, message=''):
         """ Callback for informing the master about the state of a job.
         """