diff --git a/prot.c b/prot.c
index 2e72f0d6..77d2f801 100644
--- a/prot.c
+++ b/prot.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ next_eligible_job()
                 t->name, t->waiting.used, t->ready.used);
         if (t->waiting.used && t->ready.used) {
             candidate = pq_peek(&t->ready);
-            if (!j || candidate->id < j->id) j = candidate;
+            if (!j || job_pri_cmp(candidate, j) < 0) j = candidate;
         }
         dprintf("i = %zu, tubes.used = %zu\n", i, tubes.used);
     }
diff --git a/sh-tests/multi-tube.commands b/sh-tests/multi-tube.commands
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e4b35cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sh-tests/multi-tube.commands
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use abc
+put 999999 0 0 0
+
+use def
+put 99 0 0 0
+
+watch abc
+watch def
+reserve
diff --git a/sh-tests/multi-tube.expected b/sh-tests/multi-tube.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fed7d079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sh-tests/multi-tube.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+USING abc
+INSERTED 1
+USING def
+INSERTED 2
+WATCHING 2
+WATCHING 3
+RESERVED 2 0
+