diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index e6b2a35959..3f3c8190dd 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -2716,3 +2716,10 @@ David  Mar 27 2008
         sandbox.C
     lib/
         filesys.C,h
+
+David  Mar 27 2008
+    - client: fix problems with queue shrinkage when projects
+        are running in EDF (from JM7)
+
+    client/
+        work_fetch.C
diff --git a/client/work_fetch.C b/client/work_fetch.C
index 64ede1e77f..5366ef090e 100644
--- a/client/work_fetch.C
+++ b/client/work_fetch.C
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::compute_work_requests() {
             continue;
         }
         if ((p->deadlines_missed >= ncpus)
-            && overall_work_fetch_urgency != WORK_FETCH_NEED_IMMEDIATELY
+            && overall_work_fetch_urgency < WORK_FETCH_NEED
         ) {
             if (log_flags.work_fetch_debug) {
                 msg_printf(p, MSG_INFO,