diff --git a/src/java/azkaban/trigger/TriggerManager.java b/src/java/azkaban/trigger/TriggerManager.java
index 594f759..c52cf58 100644
--- a/src/java/azkaban/trigger/TriggerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/azkaban/trigger/TriggerManager.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class TriggerManager extends EventHandler implements TriggerManagerAdapte
if(runnerThreadIdleTime < 0) {
logger.error("Trigger manager thread " + this.getName() + " is too busy!");
} else {
- wait(runnerThreadIdleTime);
+ syncObj.wait(runnerThreadIdleTime);
}
} catch(InterruptedException e) {
logger.info("Interrupted. Probably to shut down.");
