diff --git a/pa_job_manager.py b/pa_job_manager.py
index 3e35c96..5f4d631 100644
--- a/pa_job_manager.py
+++ b/pa_job_manager.py
@@ -617,9 +617,9 @@ def RunJob(job):
     elif job.name =="getfiledetails":
         JobGetFileDetails(job)
     elif job.name == "checkdups":
-        CheckForDups(job)
+        JobCheckForDups(job)
     elif job.name == "rmdups":
-        RemoveDups(job)
+        JobRemoveDups(job)
     elif job.name == "delete_files":
         JobDeleteFiles(job)
     elif job.name == "move_files":
@@ -1448,9 +1448,10 @@ def ClearOtherDupMessagesAndJobs():
     return
 
 ####################################################################################################################################
-# CheckForDups(): job to dig into the DB with sql, find duplicates - if there are any, pop a F/E status to say so
+# JobCheckForDups(): job to dig into the DB with sql, find duplicates - if there are any, pop a F/E status to say so
 ####################################################################################################################################
-def CheckForDups(job):
+def JobCheckForDups(job):
+    JobProgressState( job, "In Progress" )
     AddLogForJob( job, f"Check for duplicates" )
     ClearOtherDupMessagesAndJobs()
 
@@ -1465,10 +1466,11 @@ def CheckForDups(job):
     return
 
 ####################################################################################################################################
-# RemoveDups(): job to go through the f/e nominated keep/del data and then put a new CheckDups() in, as the user may have only 
+# JobRemoveDups(): job to go through the f/e nominated keep/del data and then put a new CheckDups() in, as the user may have only 
 # partially addressed them (e.g. the first 10 dups...)
 ####################################################################################################################################
-def RemoveDups(job):
+def JobRemoveDups(job):
+    JobProgressState( job, "In Progress" )
     AddLogForJob(job, f"INFO: Starting Remove Duplicates job...")
     # as checkdups covers all dups, delete all future dups messages, and Withdraw future checkdups jobs
     ClearOtherDupMessagesAndJobs()