diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index a1fdc578..efccff86 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ class Queue(object):
             raise ValueError('Functions from the __main__ module cannot be processed by workers.')
 
         job = Job.for_call(f, *args, **kwargs)
+        return self.enqueue_job(job)
+
+    def enqueue_job(self, job):
+        """Enqueues a job for delayed execution."""
         job.origin = self.name
         job.enqueued_at = times.now()
         job.save()
         self.push_job_id(job.id)
-        return Job(job.id)
+        return job
 
     def requeue(self, job):
         """Requeues an existing (typically a failed job) onto the queue."""
diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index cc4b282c..f52c659d 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import times
 import procname
 import socket
 import signal
+import traceback
 from pickle import dumps
 try:
     from logbook import Logger
@@ -284,19 +285,9 @@ class Worker(object):
             self._is_horse = True
             random.seed()
             self.log = Logger('horse')
-            try:
-                self.perform_job(job)
-            except Exception as e:
-                self.log.exception(e)
 
-                # Store the exception information...
-                job.exc_info = e
-                job.save()
-
-                # ...and put the job on the failure queue
-                self.failure_queue.push_job_id(job.id)
-                sys.exit(1)
-            sys.exit(0)
+            success = self.perform_job(job)
+            sys.exit(int(not success))
         else:
             self._horse_pid = child_pid
             self.procline('Forked %d at %d' % (child_pid, time.time()))
@@ -317,29 +308,35 @@ class Worker(object):
     def perform_job(self, job):
         self.procline('Processing %s from %s since %s' % (
             job.func.__name__,
-            job.origin.name, time.time()))
+            job.origin, time.time()))
         msg = 'Got job %s from %s' % (
                 job.description,
-                job.origin.name)
+                job.origin)
         self.log.info(msg)
         try:
             rv = job.perform()
         except Exception as e:
-            rv = e
-            self.log.exception(e)
-
             fq = self.failure_queue
+            self.log.exception(e)
             self.log.warning('Moving job to %s queue.' % (fq.name,))
+
+            # Store the exception information...
             job.ended_at = times.now()
-            job.exc_info = e
-            fq._push(job.pickle())
+            job.exc_info = traceback.format_exc()
+
+            # ------ REFACTOR THIS -------------------------
+            job.save()
+            # ...and put the job on the failure queue
+            fq.push_job_id(job.id)
+            # ------ UNTIL HERE ----------------------------
+            # (should be as easy as fq.enqueue(job) or so)
+
+            return False
         else:
-            if rv is not None:
-                self.log.info('Job result = %s' % (rv,))
-            else:
-                self.log.info('Job ended normally without result')
+            self.log.info('Job OK, result = %s' % (rv,))
         if rv is not None:
             p = conn.pipeline()
-            p.set(job.rv_key, dumps(rv))
-            p.expire(job.rv_key, self.rv_ttl)
+            p.set(job.result, dumps(rv))
+            p.expire(job.result, self.rv_ttl)
             p.execute()
+        return True
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index 0cfe613c..d1fa44ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from tests import RQTestCase
 from tests import testjob
 from rq import Queue
+from rq.job import Job
 
 
 class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
@@ -50,6 +51,22 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(self.testconn.llen(q_key), 1)
         self.assertEquals(self.testconn.lrange(q_key, 0, -1)[0], job_id)
 
+    def test_enqueue_sets_metadata(self):
+        """Enqueueing job onto queues modifies meta data."""
+        q = Queue()
+        job = Job.for_call(testjob, 'Nick', foo='bar')
+
+        # Preconditions
+        self.assertIsNone(job.origin)
+        self.assertIsNone(job.enqueued_at)
+
+        # Action
+        q.enqueue_job(job)
+
+        # Postconditions
+        self.assertEquals(job.origin, q.name)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(job.enqueued_at)
+
 
     def test_pop_job_id(self):
         """Popping job IDs from queues."""
diff --git a/tests/test_worker.py b/tests/test_worker.py
index 5065f835..8a0f2cfc 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker.py
@@ -56,15 +56,29 @@ class TestWorker(RQTestCase):
         q = Queue()
         failure_q = Queue('failure')
 
+        # Preconditions
         self.assertEquals(failure_q.count, 0)
         self.assertEquals(q.count, 0)
 
-        q.enqueue(failing_job)
+        # Action
+        job = q.enqueue(failing_job)
         self.assertEquals(q.count, 1)
 
+        # keep for later
+        enqueued_at_date = strip_milliseconds(job.enqueued_at)
+
         w = Worker([q])
         w.work(burst=True)  # should silently pass
+
+        # Postconditions
         self.assertEquals(q.count, 0)
         self.assertEquals(failure_q.count, 1)
 
+        # Check the job
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id)
+        self.assertEquals(job.origin, q.name)
+
+        # should be the original enqueued_at date, not the date of enqueueing to the failure queue
+        self.assertEquals(job.enqueued_at, enqueued_at_date)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(job.exc_info)  # should contain exc_info