diff --git a/agent/README.txt b/agent/README.txt
index 36e6727..5b32e0a 100644
--- a/agent/README.txt
+++ b/agent/README.txt
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ How does this work?
 
   >>> from time import time
   >>> scheduler = agent.scheduler
-  >>> scheduler.schedule(TestJob(), int(time()))
+  >>> scheduler.schedule(TestJob())
 
   >>> tester.iterate()
   executing
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ classes from the testing package.
 
   >>> crawlJob = crawl.CrawlingJob()
   >>> transporter = transport.Transporter(agent)
-  >>> transportJob = transporter.jobFactory(transporter)
+  >>> transportJob = transporter.createJob()
   >>> crawlJob.successors.append(transportJob)
-  >>> scheduler.schedule(crawlJob, int(time()))
+  >>> scheduler.schedule(crawlJob)
 
   >>> tester.iterate()
   Transferring: Dummy resource data for testing purposes.
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Let's start with a fresh agent, directly supplying the configuration
   >>> config = '''
   ... crawl[0].type = 'dummy'
   ... crawl[0].directory = '~/documents'
-  ... crawl[0].pattern = '.*\.doc'
+  ... crawl[0].pattern = '*.doc'
   ... crawl[0].starttime = %s
   ... crawl[0].transport = 'dummy'
   ... crawl[0].repeat = 0
diff --git a/agent/schedule.py b/agent/schedule.py
index 52c57b0..b45c33f 100644
--- a/agent/schedule.py
+++ b/agent/schedule.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $Id$
 
 from time import time
 from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
+from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred, succeed
 from zope.interface import implements
 
 from loops.agent.interfaces import IScheduler, IScheduledJob
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class Scheduler(object):
             startTime = int(time())
         job.startTime = startTime
         job.scheduler = self
-        # TODO: find a better key to identify jobs
+        while startTime in self.queue:
+            startTime += 1
         self.queue[startTime] = job
         reactor.callLater(startTime-int(time()), job.run)
 
@@ -67,8 +68,7 @@ class Job(object):
     def execute(self):
         """ Must be overridden by subclass.
         """
-        d = Deferred()
-        return d
+        return succeed('OK')
 
     def reschedule(self, startTime):
         self.scheduler.schedule(self.copy(), startTime)