diff --git a/job.py b/job.py
index 7257e33..f650a0e 100644
--- a/job.py
+++ b/job.py
@@ -73,10 +73,14 @@ def WakePAJobManager():
 # NewJob takes a name (which will be matched in pa_job_manager.py to run 
 # the appropriate job - which will update the Job() until complete
 ###############################################################################
-def NewJob(name, num_files="0", wait_for=None ):
+def NewJob(name, num_files="0", wait_for=None, jex=None ):
     job=Job(start_time='now()', last_update='now()', name=name, state="New", num_files=num_files,
         current_file_num=0, current_file='', 
         wait_for=wait_for, pa_job_state="New" )
+    if jex != None:
+        for e in jex:
+            job.extra.append(e)
+
     db.session.add(job)
     db.session.commit()