diff --git a/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/metadata/DeployedJobSpecEventListener.java b/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/metadata/DeployedJobSpecEventListener.java
index 3ec2c43..70e780e 100644
--- a/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/metadata/DeployedJobSpecEventListener.java
+++ b/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/metadata/DeployedJobSpecEventListener.java
@@ -217,4 +217,9 @@
     public int getRunningInstance() {
         return runningInstance;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized boolean isSuspended() {
+        return state == ActivityState.SUSPENDED;
+    }
 }