diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
index ec68557a4..e024357cf 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public class SimpleJob extends AbstractJob {
 	 * {@link Step}.
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.Job#execute(org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution)
+	 * @throws StartLimitExceededException if start limit of one of the steps was exceeded
 	 */
 	public void execute(JobExecution execution) throws JobExecutionException {